Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within a 12-month period
All patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of dementia
Equals Initial Population
None
Patients for whom an assessment of cognition is performed and the results reviewed at least once within a 12-month period
Not Applicable
Documentation of patient reason(s) for not assessing cognition
Higher score indicates better quality
Use of a standardized tool or instrument to assess cognition other than those listed will meet numerator performance. Standardized tools can be mapped to the concept "Intervention, Performed": "Cognitive Assessment" included in the numerator logic below.
The requirement of two or more visits is to establish that the eligible professional or eligible clinician has an existing relationship with the patient.
In recognition of the growing use of integrated and team-based care, the diagnosis of dementia and the assessment of cognitive function need not be performed by the same provider or clinician.
The DSM-5 has replaced the term dementia with major neurocognitive disorder and mild neurocognitive disorder. For the purposes of this measure, the terms are equivalent.
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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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 disclaimer.
Measure Section: Disclaimer
Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update
Revised spelling to improve readability.
Measure Section: Clinical Recommendation Statement
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Updated version number of the Quality Data Model (QDM) used in the measure specification to v5.6.
Measure Section: Guidance
Revised grammar to improve readability and consistency.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v7.0.000.
Updated the version of the Quality Data Model (QDM) to 5.6 and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) to 1.5.
The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.
Value set Occupational Therapy Evaluation (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1011): Added 6 SNOMED CT codes (228653003, 410156008, 423602000, 424574000, 59694001, 84478008) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology