Falls Plan of Care

Measure Purpose: To ensure the safety of patients by providing them with a plan for falling

The numerator: Patients with a plan of care* for falls documented (including plans created by another provider) in the measurement period.

*Plan of care must include consideration of balance, strength, and gait training OR a referral to physical therapy.

is divided by

The denominator: Patients aged 18 and older with a neurological condition that reported a fall during the measurement period.

Exclusions:

• Patient is bedridden, immobile, not ambulatory
• No documentation of falls inquiry or discussion during patient visit

NOTE: this is a measure is paired with Falls Outcome

Key Phrases

Examples of key phrases you might use to meet the measure:

• Balance, strength, and gait training
• Falls plan of care that includes education on balance, strength, and gait training
• Referral to physical therapy

Measure Calculation Example

Dr. Mayer saw 100 patients over the age of 18 from January 1 to December 31 of the measurement year. Of those 100 patients, 40 reported they had a fall during the year. This is the denominator. 

Of the 40 patients, 12 were given a plan of care for falls. This is the numerator.

Quality of care =12/40. Dr. Mayer has a score of 30% for this measure.