National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | HHS Measure Inventory: Browse the Inventory

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | HHS Measure Inventory: Browse the Inventory

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Measure Inventory

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is committed to providing the public an inventory of the measures that are currently being used by the Divisions in HHS for quality measurement, improvement, and reporting. The Department's goal is to further advance collaboration among members of the quality community and to advance the effective use and harmonization of quality of care measures. The Department's transparency about the quality measures being used lays the foundation for the measurement enterprise and local users to build and improve upon. The HHS Measure Inventory is only accessible through the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC) Web site. Read all

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1.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair mortality rate (IQI 11).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Surgical Procedures
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Cardiovascular
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Discharges age 18 years and older with ICD-9-CM abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair procedure code and a diagnosis of AAA in any field
• Numerator: Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010 and again on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair: mortality rate.

2.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair volume (IQI 4).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Surgical Procedures
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Cardiovascular
• Measure Domain: Structure
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Not applicable
• Numerator: Discharges age 18 years and older with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair procedure and a principal or secondary diagnosis of AAA
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: Procedure Volume Indicator
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010 and again on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair: volume.

3.

Accidental puncture or laceration (PDI 1).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Patient Safety
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Complications
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All surgical and medical discharges under age 18 defined by specific DRGs or MS-DRGs
• Numerator: Discharges among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator with an ICD-9-CM code denoting accidental cut, puncture, perforation or laceration during a procedure in any secondary diagnosis field
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Accidental puncture or laceration: rate per 1,000 eligible discharges.

4.

Accidental puncture or laceration (PSI 15).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Patient Safety
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Complications
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All surgical and medical discharges age 18 years and older defined by specific DRGs or MS-DRGs
• Numerator: Discharges among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator with an ICD-9-CM code denoting accidental cut, puncture, perforation or laceration during a procedure in any secondary diagnosis field
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Accidental puncture or laceration (provider-level): rate per 1,000 discharges.

5.

Accidental puncture or laceration (PSI 25).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Patient Safety
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Complications
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All surgical and medical discharges age 18 years and older defined by specific DRGs or MS-DRGs
• Numerator: Discharges among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator with an ICD-9-CM code denoting accidental cut, puncture, perforation or laceration during a procedure in any diagnosis field
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Area level/National tracking and trending
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was submitted by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Accidental puncture or laceration (area-level): rate per 100,000 population.

6.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality rate (IQI 15).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Cardiovascular
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All discharges age 18 years and older with a principal diagnosis code of AMI
• Numerator: Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report accompanied by figures and tables. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): mortality rate.

7.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mortality rate, without transfer cases (IQI 32).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Cardiovascular
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All discharges age 18 years and older with a principal diagnosis code of AMI excluding transfer from another hospital
• Numerator: Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report accompanied by figures and tables. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Acute myocardial infarction (AMI): mortality rate, without transfer cases.

8.

Acute stroke mortality rate (IQI 17).

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Cerebrovascular
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Stroke
• Measure Domain: Outcome
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: All discharges age 18 years and older with principal diagnosis code for stroke
• Numerator: Number of deaths (DISP=20) among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
• Purpose: Quality improvement; National tracking and trending; Comparative reporting
• Reported: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Acute stroke: mortality rate.

9.

Adult current smokers with a visit who received advice to quit smoking from a doctor in the last 12 months.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Mental Health Care & Substance-related Care
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Tobacco Use
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: Adults age 18 and over who reported in the survey year that they currently smoke and had a routine check up in the past 12 months and answered the question "In the past 12 months did a doctor advise you to stop smoking?" Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded.
• Numerator: Subset of the denominator population who received advice to quit smoking
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Disparities Report accompanied by tables. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

10.

Adult hospital patients who did not receive good communication about discharge information.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Health Services Administration
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Patient Experience
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses and who responded to the questions "During this hospital stay, did doctors, nurses or other hospital staff talk with you about whether you would have the help you needed when you left the hospital?" and "During this hospital stay, did you get information in writing about what symptoms or health problems to look out for after you left the hospital?"
• Numerator: Subset of denominator who answered "No" to either question
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: CMS; HCAHPS Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report accompanied by figures. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported whether they were provided specific discharge information.

11.

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communications about medications they received in the hospital.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Health Services Administration
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Patient Experience
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses and who responded "yes" to the question "During this hospital stay, were you given any medicine that you had not taken before?"
• Numerator: Subset of denominator who responded "sometimes" or "never" to either of 2 survey questions: "Before giving you any new medicine, how often did hospital staff tell you what the medicine was for?" and "Before giving you any new medicine, how often did hospital staff describe possible side effects in a way you could understand?"
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: CMS; HCAHPS Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report accompanied by figures. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often the hospital staff communicated well about medications.

12.

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communications with doctors in the hospital.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Health Services Administration
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Patient Experience
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses
• Numerator: Subset of denominator who responded "sometimes" or "never" to any of 3 survey questions: "During this hospital stay, how often did doctors treat you with courtesy and respect?", "During this hospital stay, how often did doctors listen carefully to you?" and "During this hospital stay, how often did doctors explain things in a way you could understand?"
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: CMS; HCAHPS Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report accompanied by figures. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their doctors communicated well.

13.

Adult hospital patients who sometimes or never had good communications with nurses in the hospital.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Topic or Condition: Health Services Administration
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Patient Experience
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Hospital Inpatient
• Denominator: Hospital patients age 18 and over discharged alive who had at least an overnight stay and no psychiatry-related diagnoses
• Numerator: Subset of denominator who responded "sometimes" or "never" to any of 3 survey questions: "During this hospital stay, how often did nurses treat you with courtesy and respect?", "During this hospital stay, how often did nurses listen carefully to you?" and "During this hospital stay, how often did nurses explain things in a way you could understand?"
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: CMS; HCAHPS Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Quality Report accompanied by figures. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on October 27, 2010. This HHS measure was verified as being current by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes
Related NQMC Measure(s):
- Hospital inpatients' experiences: percentage of adult inpatients who reported how often their nurses communicated well.

14.

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their blood cholesterol checked in the last 2 years.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Diabetes
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Cardiovascular
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered the question "About how long has it been since you had your blood cholesterol checked by a doctor or other health professional?" Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded.
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered "Within the past year" or "Within the past 2 years" to the question
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

15.

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who had their feet checked for sores or irritation in the calendar year.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Diabetes
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Foot Care
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered the question: "During [the survey year], how many times did a health professional check your feet for any sores or irritations?" Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded.
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who had a foot examination 1 or more times in the survey year
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

16.

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a dilated eye examination in the calendar year.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Diabetes
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Eye Care
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered a question about eye examinations in the survey years (see Comments section for details). Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded.
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who indicated they had at least 1 retinal eye examination in target period (depending on panel)
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

17.

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a flu shot in the last 12 months.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Diabetes
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered the question "How long since you had a flu shot?" Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded.
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in the past year
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

18.

Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes who received a hemoglobin A1c measurement in the calendar year.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Diabetes
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: HbA1c Management
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who answered the Diabetes Care Survey (DCS) question: During the survey year, "How many times did a doctor, nurse, or other health professional check for glycosylated hemoglobin or 'hemoglobin A-one-C'?" Nonresponses and "Don't Know" responses were excluded
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 40 and older with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c test at least once in the survey year
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

19.

Adults age 65 and over who received a prescription for a potentially inappropriate medication in the calendar year.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Patient Safety
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Medication Management
• Measure Domain: Process
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. population age 65 and over
• Numerator: Persons age 65 and over who had 1 or more of the 11 or 33 potentially inappropriate medications
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in both NHQR and NHDR
• Reported: Discussed in National Healthcare Disparities Report accompanied by figures. Appears in NHQR and NHDR Tables Appendices.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes

20.

Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months.

• HHS Division: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• HHS Sub-Division: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Topic or Condition: Health Services Administration
• Sub-Topic or Sub-Condition: Access
• Measure Domain: Access
• Care Setting: Ambulatory/Office-based Care
• Denominator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 18 and older who reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist
• Numerator: U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 18 and older who reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist who subsequently reported no problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year
• Explanation If No Numerator/Denominator: NA
• Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Purpose: Reported in NHDR
• Reported: Appears in NHDR Tables Appendix.
• Measure Maintenance: Annual
• HHS Measure Status: This HHS measure was originally submitted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in 2008. This HHS measure was revised by AHRQ on February 15, 2012.
• Public Availability: Yes