Fall risk screening for patients with MS

Measure purpose: Ensure patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are screened for fall risk.

The numerator: Patients with MS who were screened for fall risk in the past 12 months

is divided by

The denominator: All patients with a diagnosis of MS.

There are no exclusions for this measure.

Key Phrases

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

• Fall risk screening completed
• Discussed falls risk

Measure Calculation Example

Dr. Reddy sees 100 patients diagnosed with MS between January 1 and December 31. There are no exclusions. This is the denominator.

Of the 100 patients, 26 have documentation that a fall risk screening was completed. This is the numerator.

Quality of patient care = 26/100. Dr. Reddy has a score of 26% for this measure.