Percentage of patients initially diagnosed with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and who received intravesical Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) within 6 months of bladder cancer staging
All patients initially diagnosed with T1, Tis or high grade Ta non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and a qualified encounter in the measurement period
Equals Initial Population
Immunosuppressed patients, includes HIV and immunocompromised state.
Immunosuppressive drug therapy.
Active Tuberculosis.
Mixed histology urothelial cell carcinoma including micropapillary, plasmacytoid, sarcomatoid, adenocarcinoma and squamous disease.
Patients who undergo cystectomy, chemotherapy or radiation within 6 months of Bladder Cancer Staging.
Intravesical Bacillus-Calmette Guerin (BCG) instillation for initial dose or series
BCG is initiated within 6 months of the bladder cancer staging and during the measurement period
Not Applicable
Unavailability of BCG
A higher score is the preferred result and indicates better quality
Ta bladder cancer must be high grade Ta only and is supported by the 2016 AUA guidelines and 2018 NCCN guidelines.
The BCG dose can be full or partial and can be from any lot or manufacturer.
This eCQM is a patient-based measure.
Telehealth encounters are not eligible for this measure because the measure requires a clinical action that cannot be conducted via telehealth.
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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Percentage of patients initially diagnosed with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and who received intravesical Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) within 6 months of bladder cancer staging.
All patients initially diagnosed with T1, Tis or high grade Ta non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and a qualified encounter in the measurement period.
Equals Initial population
Intravesical Bacillus-Calmette Guerin (BCG) instillation for initial dose or series.
BCG is initiated within 6 months of the bladder cancer staging and during the measurement period.
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center (https://ecqi.healthit.gov/qdm) for more information on the QDM.
Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Source of Change: Annual Update
Updated citations to align with APAv6 Style Guide standards.
Measure Section: Rationale
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Updated references.
Measure Section: Reference
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
Updated grammar, punctuation, and formatting to improve readability.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Restructured denominator exclusion definitions into a group to streamline by combining definitions with the same timing.
Measure Section: Definitions
Removed one set of open brackets from each exclusion definition to comply with the CQL Style Guide.
Revised timing from 'end Measurement Period' to 'end of Measurement Period' in the 'Bladder Cancer Diagnoses' definition to improve readability.
Replaced 'Bladder Cancer Diagnoses' definition in the initial population with 'First Bladder Cancer Staging Procedure during Measurement Period' to align with measure intent to capture patients whose first bladder cancer staging occurred during the measurement period.
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.
Replaced direct reference code SNOMED CT code (258232002) with direct reference code SNOMED CT code (254292007).
Updated logic using the new QDM 5.6 'Encounter, Performed' class attribute to exclude telehealth (or virtual) encounters using the logical representation (class !~ virtual), for measures containing telehealth-eligible codes, where telehealth is not appropriate. For more information, please refer to the 2023 Telehealth Guidance document.
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 Immunocompromised Conditions (2.16.840.1.113883.3.666.5.1940): Deleted 1 SNOMED CT code (404145009) based on new or changed coding guidelines. Deleted 1 ICD-10-CM code (D84.8) based on new or changed coding guidelines.
Measure Section: Terminology
Replaced direct reference code SNOMED CT code (258232002) with direct reference code SNOMED CT code (254292007) based on terminology updates and review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Value set HIV (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.120.12.1003): Added 13 SNOMED CT codes based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback. Added 6 ICD-10-CM codes (O98.711, O98.712, O98.713, O98.719, O98.72, O98.73) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added direct reference code ActCode code (VR) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.