OCHSNER PHYSICIAN PARTNERS PQRS Measures by Specialty (FINAL) Allergy and Immunology 2. Asthma: Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma - Ambulatory Care Setting (PQRS 53) 3. Patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of COPD who had spirometry evaluation results documented (PQRS 51) 4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy (PQRS 52) Cardiology 2. Heart Failure (HF): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) (PQRS 5) 3. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Beta-Blocker Therapy Prior Myocardial Infarction (MI) or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF < 40%) (PQRS 7) 4. Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD) (PQRS 8) Dermatology 2. Melanoma: Continuity of Care Recall System (PQRS 137) 3. Melanoma: Coordination of Care (PQRS 138) 4. Melanoma: Overutilization of Imaging Studies (PQRS 224) Endocrinology 1. Measurement of hemoglobin A1c of patients who have Diabetes Mellitus (PQRS 1) 2. Screening or Therapy for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65 Years and Older (PQRS 39) 4. Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy (PQRS 119)
Family Medicine/ Internal Medicine 1. Measurement of hemoglobin A1c of patients who have Diabetes Mellitus (PQRS 1) 3. Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy (PQRS 119) 4. Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan (PQRS 128) Gastroenterology 1. Preventive Care and Screening: Colorectal Cancer Screening (PQRS 113) 2. Endoscopy & Polyp Surveillance: Colonoscopy Interval for Patients with a History of Adenomatous Polyps Avoidance of Inappropriate Use (PQRS 185) 3. Appropriate Follow-Up Interval for Normal Colonoscopy in Average Risk Patients (PQRS 320) General Surgery 4. Perioperative Care: Discontinuation of Prophylactic Antibiotics within 24 Hours (PQRS 22) Infectious Disease 1. HIV Measures Group a. Care Plan (PQRS 47) b. Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-Up Plan (PQRS 134) c. HIV/AIDS: Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PCP) Prophylaxis (PQRS 160) d. HIV/AIDS: Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis (PQRS 205) e. Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention f. HIV Viral Load Suppression (PQRS 338) g. Prescription of HIV Antiretroviral Therapy (PQRS 339) h. HIV Medical Visit Frequency (PQRS 340)
Nephrology 1. Adult Kidney Disease: Laboratory Testing (Calcium, Phosphorus, Intact Parathyroid Hormone and Lipid Profile) (PQRS 121) 2. Adult Kidney Disease: Blood Pressure Management (PQRS 122) 4. Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record (PQRS 130) Neurology 1. Dementia Measures Group a. Care Plan (PQRS 47) b. Dementia: Staging of Dementia (PQRS 280) c. Dementia: Cognitive Assessment (PQRS 281) d. Dementia: Functional Status Assessment (PQRS 282) e. Dementia: Neuropsychiatric Symptom Assessment (PQRS 283) f. Dementia: Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (PQRS 284) g. Dementia: Screening for Depressive Symptoms (PQRS 285) h. Dementia: Counseling Regarding Safety Concerns (PQRS 286) i. Dementia: Counseling Regarding Risks of Driving (PQRS 287) j. Dementia: Caregiver Education and Support (PQRS 288) Obstetrics/Gynecology 1. Screening mammogram for breast cancer for women age 40 to 69 in the last 24 months (PQRS 112) 3. Cervical Cancer Screening (PQRS 309) 4. Chlamydia Screening for Women (PQRS 310) Ophthalmology 1. Optic nerve head evaluation once in the last 12 months in patients with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (PQRS 12) 2. Dilated eye exam of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (PQRS 117) 4. Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing Ongoing Diabetes Care (PQRS 19)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 4. Perioperative Care: Discontinuation of Prophylactic Antibiotics within 24 Hours (PQRS 22) Orthopedic Surgery 3. Osteoporosis: Communication with the Physician Managing On-going Care Post- Fracture of Hip, Spine or Distal Radius for Men and Women Aged 50 Years and Older (PQRS 24) 4. Pain Assessment and Follow-Up (PQRS 131) Otolaryngology 1. Acute Otitis Externa: Topical Therapy (PQRS 91) 2. Acute Otitis Externa (AOE): Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy Avoidance of Inappropriate Use (PQRS 93) 3. Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record (PQRS 130) Pediatrics 1. Treatment for children with URI: Avoidance of Inappropriate Use (PQRS 65) 3. Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents (PQRS 239) 4. Use of Appropriate Medications for Asthma (PQRS 311) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2. Pain Assessment and Follow-up (PQRS 131) 3. Falls: Risk Assessment (PQRS 154) 4. Falls: Plan of Care (PQRS 155)
Plastic Surgery 2. Perioperative Care: Discontinuation of Prophylactic Antibiotics (Non-Cardiac Procedures) (PQRS 22) 3. Perioperative Care: Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis (When indicated in Podiatry 1. Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care, Peripheral Neuropathy Neurological Evaluation (PQRS 126) 2. Evaluation for proper footwear of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (PQRS 127) 4. Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record (PQRS 130) Pulmonary Medicine 1. Patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of COPD who had spirometry evaluation results documented (PQRS 51) 3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Inhaled Bronchodilator Therapy (PQRS 52) 4. Percentage of patients aged 5 years and older with a diagnosis of persistent asthma who were prescribed long-term control medication (PQRS 53) [Registry] Urology 1. Perioperative Care: Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis (PQRS 20) 3. Prostate Cancer: Avoidance of Overuse of Bone Scan for Staging Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients (PQRS 102)