Assessment of Cognitive Impairment or Dysfunction

Measure Purpose: Ensure patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) are assessed annually for cognitive impairment or dysfunction.

The numerator: patients with a diagnosis of PD who were assessed* for cognitive impairment or dysfunction.

is divided by

The denominator: patients with a diagnosis of PD.

There are no exclusions for this measure.

Key Phrases

Examples of key phrases you could document to meet the measure include:

• Neuropsychologist referral
• Dementia rating scale (DRS-2) followed by a numerical score
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) followed by a numerical score

Measure Calculation Example

Dr. Patel sees 100 patients between January 1 and December 31 that were diagnosed with a PD. This is the denominator.

Of the 100 patients, Dr. Patel assessed 33 patients with cognitive impairment or dysfunction. This is the numerator.

Quality of patient care = 33/100. Dr. Patel has a score of 33% for this measure.