Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Patients aged 65 years and older at the start of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period
Equals Initial Population
Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period
Patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period
Not Applicable
None
A higher score indicates better quality
This eCQM is a patient-based measure.
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM.
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Patients aged 65 years and older with a visit during the measurement period
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM.
Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Source of Change: Annual Update
Updated version number of the Quality Data Model (QDM) used in the measure specification to v5.6.
Measure Section: Guidance
Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update
Added age anchor specification to the initial population description to clarify measure requirements.
Measure Section: Initial Population
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Updated grammar and punctuation to improve readability.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Updated the logic to include occupational and physical therapy evaluation visits as applicable encounters.
Measure Section: Definitions
Source of Change: ONC Project Tracking System (JIRA): CQM-4424
Added QDM datatypes Encounter, Performed and Assessment, Performed and associated logic to the Hospice.'Has Hospice Services' definition to provide additional approaches for identifying patients receiving hospice services.
Updated the names of CQL definitions, functions, and/or aliases for clarification and to align with the CQL Style Guide.
Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v7.0.000.
Updated the version number of the Hospice Library to v4.0.000.
Updated the version of the Quality Data Model (QDM) to 5.6 and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) to 1.5.
Updated the timing precision in the definitions from datetime to date by adding 'day of', 'date from', and/or function 'ToDateInterval' to align with the measure intent.
Replaced the Global.CalendarAgeInYearsAt function with the native CQL function AgeInYearsAt to take advantage of existing CQL features and increase human readability. As a result of this change, the LOINC code 21112-8 is no longer required and has been removed from the Terminology section of the human readable specification.
The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.
Removed direct reference code LOINC code (21112-8) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology
Added value set Occupational Therapy Evaluation (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1011) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added value set Physical Therapy Evaluation (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1022) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added value set Hospice Encounter (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1013): Renamed to Discharge Services Nursing Facility based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1025): Renamed to Preventive Care Services Established Office Visit, 18 and Up based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1023): Renamed to Preventive Care Services Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1014): Renamed to Care Services in Long Term Residential Facility based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Replaced value set Hospice Care Ambulatory (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1108.15) with value set Hospice Care Ambulatory (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added direct reference code LOINC code (45755-6) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1026): Renamed to Preventive Care Services Individual Counseling based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Added direct reference code SNOMED CT code (373066001) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.