Annual assessment of quality of life for patients with ET
Measure purpose: Ensure quality of life is routinely assessed for patients with Essential Tremor (ET)
The numerator: patients 18 years and older diagnosed with ET who were assessed* annually for quality of life in the 12-month measurement period
*see measurement set for complete definitions
is divided by
The denominator: patients aged 18 years and older diagnosed with ET
Exclusions are removed from the denominator:
- Patients who are unable or decline to complete quality of life instrument
Key Phrases
Examples of key phrases you could use to meet the measure include:
- QUEST followed by numerical score
- PROMIS followed by numerical score
- NeuroQoL results reviewed
- Patient unable to complete quality of life assessment
Measure Calculation Example
Dr. Jones sees 100 patients aged 18 years and older diagnosed with ET from January 1 to December 31. This is the denominator.
Seventeen patients are unable or decline to complete assessment. These patients are removed from the denominator (100-13) as they meet exclusions.
Of the remaining 83 patients, 14 have a quality of life assessment completed in the measurement period. This is the numerator.
Quality of patient care = 14/(100-13). Dr. Jones has a score of 16.9% for this measure.