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Measure: Falls: Screening for Future Fall RiskFHIR

Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Measure/FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Version: 0.2.001
Draft as of 2024-07-09 Responsible: National Committee for Quality Assurance Computable Name: FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR
Other Identifiers: Short Name (use: usual, ), UUID:75288fe1-5ba1-4fdc-8052-2e4ae8a8247e (use: official, ), UUID:5528e33f-80af-4bf3-9652-6e5fb34b7bc3 (use: official, ), Publisher (use: official, )

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Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period

UNKNOWN

Title: Falls: Screening for Future Fall RiskFHIR
Id: FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR
Version: 0.2.001
Url: Falls: Screening for Future Fall RiskFHIR
short-name identifier:

CMS139FHIR

version-independent identifier:

urn:uuid:75288fe1-5ba1-4fdc-8052-2e4ae8a8247e

version-specific identifier:

urn:uuid:5528e33f-80af-4bf3-9652-6e5fb34b7bc3

publisher (CMS) identifier:

139FHIR

Effective Period: 2025-01-01..2025-12-31
Status: draft
Publisher: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Author: American Medical Association (AMA), American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement(R) (AMA-PCPI), National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description:

Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period

Purpose:

UNKNOWN

Copyright:

This Physician Performance Measure (Measure) and related data specifications are owned by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measure. NCQA makes no representations, warranties, or endorsement about the quality of any organization or physician that uses or reports performance measures and NCQA has no liability to anyone who relies on such measures or specifications. NCQA holds a copyright in the Measure. The Measure can be reproduced and distributed, without modification, for noncommercial purposes (e.g., use by healthcare providers in connection with their practices) without obtaining approval from NCQA. Commercial use is defined as the sale, licensing, or distribution of the Measure for commercial gain, or incorporation of the Measure into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. All commercial uses or requests for modification must be approved by NCQA and are subject to a license at the discretion of NCQA. The Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement’s (PCPI) and American Medical Association’s (AMA) significant past efforts and contributions to the development and updating of the measure are acknowledged. (C) 2012-2024 National Committee for Quality Assurance. All Rights Reserved. Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for user convenience. Users of proprietary code sets should obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of the code sets. NCQA disclaims all liability for use or accuracy of any third-party codes contained in the specifications. CPT(R) codes, descriptions and other data are copyright 2024. American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a trademark of the American Medical Association. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. Some measure specifications contain coding from LOINC(R) (http://loinc.org). The LOINC table, LOINC codes, LOINC panels and form file, LOINC linguistic variants file, LOINC/RSNA Radiology Playbook, and LOINC/IEEE Medical Device Code Mapping Table are copyright 2004-2024 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee, and are available at no cost under the license at http://loinc.org/terms-of-use. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2023 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 copyright 2024 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved. Some measures use RxNorm, a standardized nomenclature and coding for clinical drugs and drug delivery devices, which is made publicly available courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. NLM is not responsible for the measures and does not endorse or recommend this or any other product. “HL7” is the registered trademark of Health Level Seven International.

Disclaimer:

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Rationale:

As the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries for older adults, falls are one of the most common and significant health issues facing people aged 65 years or older (Schneider, Shubert, & Harmon, 2010). Moreover, the rate of falls increases with age (Dykes et al., 2010). Older adults are five times more likely to be hospitalized for fall-related injuries than any other cause-related injury. It is estimated that one in every four adults over 65 will fall each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). In those over age 80, the rate of falls increases to fifty percent (Doherty et al., 2009). Falls are also associated with substantial cost and resource use, approaching $30,000 per fall hospitalization (Woolcott et al., 2011). Identifying at-risk patients is the most important part of management, as applying preventive measures in this vulnerable population can have a profound effect on public health (al-Aama, 2011). Family physicians have a pivotal role in screening older patients for risk of falls, and applying preventive strategies for patients at risk (al-Aama, 2011).

Clinical recommendation statement:

All older persons who are under the care of a heath professional (or their caregivers) should be asked at least once a year about falls. (American Geriatrics Society/British Geriatric Society/American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AGS/BGS/AAOS), 2010) Older persons who present for medical attention because of a fall, report recurrent falls in the past year, or demonstrate abnormalities of gait and/or balance should have a fall evaluation performed. This evaluation should be performed by a clinician with appropriate skills and experience, which may necessitate referral to a specialist (e.g., geriatrician). (AGS/BGS/AAOS, 2010)

Guidance (Usage): This eCQM is a patient-based measure. This FHIR-based measure has been derived from the QDM-based measure: CMS139v13. Please refer to the HL7 QI-Core Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU4.1.1/) for more information on QI-Core and mapping recommendations from QDM to QI-Core 4.1.1 (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU4.1.1/qdm-to-qicore.html).
Population Criteria:
66460d21a7a1805d3b737638
Initial Population: Patients aged 65 years and older at the start of the measurement period with a visit during the measurement period
Denominator: Equals Initial Population
Denominator Exclusion: Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period
Numerator: Patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period
Libraries:
FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR
Terminology and Other Dependencies:
  • Library/Status|1.8.000
  • Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000
  • Library/QICoreCommon|2.1.000
  • Library/Hospice|6.12.000
  • Observation Category Codes
  • SNOMED CT (all versions)
  • Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes (LOINC)
  • Falls Screening
  • Office Visit
  • Annual Wellness Visit
  • Preventive Care Services - Established Office Visit, 18 and Up
  • Preventive Care Services-Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up
  • Home Healthcare Services
  • Ophthalmological Services
  • Preventive Care Services-Individual Counseling
  • Discharge Services - Nursing Facility
  • Nursing Facility Visit
  • Care Services in Long-Term Residential Facility
  • Audiology Visit
  • Telephone Visits
  • http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1089
  • Physical Therapy Evaluation
  • Occupational Therapy Evaluation
  • Encounter Inpatient
  • http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
  • Hospice Care Ambulatory
  • http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
  • Parameters:
    name use min max type
    Measurement Period In 0 1 Period
    Numerator Out 0 1 boolean
    Denominator Out 0 1 boolean
    Initial Population Out 0 1 boolean
    Denominator Exclusions Out 0 1 boolean
    DataRequirements:
    Resource Type Resource Elements Valueset Name Valueset
    Observation(QICoreObservation) code effective status status.value category Falls Screening Falls Screening
    Observation(QICoreObservation) code value effective status status.value category
    Patient(QICorePatient)
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Office Visit Office Visit
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Annual Wellness Visit Annual Wellness Visit
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Preventive Care Services Established Office Visit, 18 and Up Preventive Care Services - Established Office Visit, 18 and Up
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Preventive Care Services Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up Preventive Care Services-Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Home Healthcare Services Home Healthcare Services
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Ophthalmological Services Ophthalmological Services
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Preventive Care Services Individual Counseling Preventive Care Services-Individual Counseling
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Discharge Services Nursing Facility Discharge Services - Nursing Facility
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Nursing Facility Visit Nursing Facility Visit
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Care Services in Long Term Residential Facility Care Services in Long-Term Residential Facility
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Audiology Visit Audiology Visit
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Telephone Visits Telephone Visits
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Virtual Encounter http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1089
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Physical Therapy Evaluation Physical Therapy Evaluation
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type status status.value period Occupational Therapy Evaluation Occupational Therapy Evaluation
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type hospitalization hospitalization.dischargeDisposition period status status.value Encounter Inpatient Encounter Inpatient
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type period status status.value Hospice Encounter http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
    ServiceRequest(QICoreServiceRequest) code authoredOn authoredOn.value status status.value intent intent.value Hospice Care Ambulatory Hospice Care Ambulatory
    Procedure(QICoreProcedure) code performed status status.value Hospice Care Ambulatory Hospice Care Ambulatory
    Condition(QICoreCondition) code Hospice Diagnosis http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
    Direct Reference Codes:
    display code system
    survey survey http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
    Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure) 428361000124107 http://snomed.info/sct
    Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure) 428371000124100 http://snomed.info/sct
    Yes (qualifier value) 373066001 http://snomed.info/sct
    Hospice care [Minimum Data Set] 45755-6 http://loinc.org
    Logic Definitions:
    Group Scoring Population Criteria Expression
    66460d21a7a1805d3b737638 Group scoring: proportion
    Type:

    Process

    Rate Aggregation: None
    Improvement Notation:

    increase

    Initial Population
    define "Initial Population":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") >= 65
        and exists "Qualifying Encounter"
    Denominator
    define "Denominator":
      "Initial Population"
    Denominator Exclusion
    define "Denominator Exclusions":
      Hospice."Has Hospice Services"
    Numerator
    define "Numerator":
      exists ( ( ["Observation": "Falls Screening"] ).isAssessmentPerformed ( ) ) FallsScreening
        where FallsScreening.effective.toInterval ( ) during day of "Measurement Period"
    Library Name Name
    FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Numerator
    define "Numerator":
      exists ( ( ["Observation": "Falls Screening"] ).isAssessmentPerformed ( ) ) FallsScreening
        where FallsScreening.effective.toInterval ( ) during day of "Measurement Period"
    Library Name Name
    FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Qualifying Encounter
    define "Qualifying Encounter":
      ( ( ["Encounter": "Office Visit"]
          union ["Encounter": "Annual Wellness Visit"]
          union ["Encounter": "Preventive Care Services Established Office Visit, 18 and Up"]
          union ["Encounter": "Preventive Care Services Initial Office Visit, 18 and Up"]
          union ["Encounter": "Home Healthcare Services"]
          union ["Encounter": "Ophthalmological Services"]
          union ["Encounter": "Preventive Care Services Individual Counseling"]
          union ["Encounter": "Discharge Services Nursing Facility"]
          union ["Encounter": "Nursing Facility Visit"]
          union ["Encounter": "Care Services in Long Term Residential Facility"]
          union ["Encounter": "Audiology Visit"]
          union ["Encounter": "Telephone Visits"]
          union ["Encounter": "Virtual Encounter"]
          union ["Encounter": "Physical Therapy Evaluation"]
          union ["Encounter": "Occupational Therapy Evaluation"]
      ).isEncounterPerformed ( ) ) ValidEncounter
        where ValidEncounter.period.toInterval ( ) during day of "Measurement Period"
    Library Name Name
    FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Initial Population
    define "Initial Population":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") >= 65
        and exists "Qualifying Encounter"
    Library Name Name
    FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Denominator
    define "Denominator":
      "Initial Population"
    Library Name Name
    Hospice Has Hospice Services
    define "Has Hospice Services":
      exists ((([Encounter: "Encounter Inpatient"]).isEncounterPerformed()) InpatientEncounter
          where (InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)"
              or InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)"
          )
            and InpatientEncounter.period.toInterval() ends during day of "Measurement Period"
      )
        or exists ((([Encounter: "Hospice Encounter"]).isEncounterPerformed()) HospiceEncounter
            where HospiceEncounter.period.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists ((([Observation: "Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]"]).isAssessmentPerformed()) HospiceAssessment
            where HospiceAssessment.value ~ "Yes (qualifier value)"
              and HospiceAssessment.effective.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists ((([ServiceRequest: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionOrder()) HospiceOrder
            where HospiceOrder.authoredOn.toInterval() during day of "Measurement Period"
            // and HospiceOrder.doNotPerform is not true
            // https://oncprojectracking.healthit.gov/support/browse/CQLIT-447
        )
        or exists ((([Procedure: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionPerformed()) HospicePerformed
            where HospicePerformed.performed.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists (([Condition: "Hospice Diagnosis"]) HospiceCareDiagnosis
            where HospiceCareDiagnosis.prevalenceInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
    Library Name Name
    FallsScreeningForFutureFallRiskFHIR Denominator Exclusions
    define "Denominator Exclusions":
      Hospice."Has Hospice Services"
    Library Name Name
    Status isAssessmentPerformed
    //This library contains functions that are based on QDM 5.6 to QICore 4.1.1 March 2023 (https://github.com/cqframework/CQL-Formatting-and-Usage-Wiki/wiki/Authoring-Patterns---QICore-v4.1.1). The functions may appear similar to some QICoreCommon functions but different in that they have constraints that are relevant for measures authored by NCQA.
    
    //Assessment, Performed
    define fluent function isAssessmentPerformed(Obs List<Observation>):
      Obs O
        where O.status in { 'final', 'amended', 'corrected' }
              and exists ( O.category ObservationCategory
              where ( ObservationCategory ) ~ "survey"
          )
    Library Name Name
    FHIRHelpers ToConcept
    /*
    @description: Converts the given FHIR [CodeableConcept](https://hl7.org/fhir/datatypes.html#CodeableConcept) value to a CQL Concept.
    */
    define function ToConcept(concept FHIR.CodeableConcept):
        if concept is null then
            null
        else
            System.Concept {
                codes: concept.coding C return ToCode(C),
                display: concept.text.value
            }
    Library Name Name
    Status isEncounterPerformed
    //Encounter, Performed
    //General usage unless required otherwise by measure intent (e.g., follow-up encounters)
    define fluent function isEncounterPerformed(Enc List<Encounter>):
      Enc E
        where E.status in {'finished', 'arrived', 'triaged', 'in-progress', 'onleave'}
    Library Name Name
    QICoreCommon toInterval
    /*
    @description: Normalizes a value that is a choice of timing-valued types to an equivalent interval
    @comment: Normalizes a choice type of DateTime, Quanitty, Interval<DateTime>, or Interval<Quantity> types
    to an equivalent interval. This selection of choice types is a superset of the majority of choice types that are used as possible
    representations for timing-valued elements in QICore, allowing this function to be used across any resource.
    The input can be provided as a DateTime, Quantity, Interval<DateTime> or Interval<Quantity>.
    The intent of this function is to provide a clear and concise mechanism to treat single
    elements that have multiple possible representations as intervals so that logic doesn't have to account
    for the variability. More complex calculations (such as medication request period or dispense period
    calculation) need specific guidance and consideration. That guidance may make use of this function, but
    the focus of this function is on single element calculations where the semantics are unambiguous.
    If the input is a DateTime, the result a DateTime Interval beginning and ending on that DateTime.
    If the input is a Quantity, the quantity is expected to be a calendar-duration interpreted as an Age,
    and the result is a DateTime Interval beginning on the Date the patient turned that age and ending immediately before one year later.
    If the input is a DateTime Interval, the result is the input.
    If the input is a Quantity Interval, the quantities are expected to be calendar-durations interpreted as an Age, and the result
    is a DateTime Interval beginning on the date the patient turned the age given as the start of the quantity interval, and ending
    immediately before one year later than the date the patient turned the age given as the end of the quantity interval.
    If the input is a Timing, an error will be thrown indicating that Timing calculations are not implemented. Any other input will reslt in a null DateTime Interval
    */
    define fluent function toInterval(choice Choice<DateTime, Quantity, Interval<DateTime>, Interval<Quantity>, Timing>):
      case
    	  when choice is DateTime then
        	Interval[choice as DateTime, choice as DateTime]
    		when choice is Interval<DateTime> then
      		choice as Interval<DateTime>
    		when choice is Quantity then
    		  Interval[Patient.birthDate + (choice as Quantity),
    			  Patient.birthDate + (choice as Quantity) + 1 year)
    		when choice is Interval<Quantity> then
    		  Interval[Patient.birthDate + (choice.low as Quantity),
    			  Patient.birthDate + (choice.high as Quantity) + 1 year)
    		when choice is Timing then
          Message(null, true, 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED', 'Error', 'Calculation of an interval from a Timing value is not supported') as Interval<DateTime>
    		else
    			null as Interval<DateTime>
    	end
    Library Name Name
    Status isInterventionOrder
    //Intervention, Order: active and completed only    
    define fluent function isInterventionOrder(ServiceRequest List<ServiceRequest>):
      ServiceRequest S
        where S.status in { 'active', 'completed' }
          and S.intent = 'order'
    Library Name Name
    Status isInterventionPerformed
    //Intervention, Performed
    define fluent function isInterventionPerformed(Proc List<Procedure>):
      Proc P
        where P.status ~ 'completed'
    Library Name Name
    QICoreCommon prevalenceInterval
    /*
    @description: Returns an interval representing the normalized prevalence period of a given Condition.
    @comment: Uses the ToInterval and ToAbatementInterval functions to determine the widest potential interval from
    onset to abatement as specified in the given Condition. If the condition is active, or has an abatement date the resulting 
    interval will have a closed ending boundary. Otherwise, the resulting interval will have an open ending boundary.
    */
    define fluent function prevalenceInterval(condition Condition):
    if condition.clinicalStatus ~ "active"
      or condition.clinicalStatus ~ "recurrence"
      or condition.clinicalStatus ~ "relapse" then
      Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), end of condition.abatementInterval()]
    else
        (end of condition.abatementInterval()) abatementDate
        return if abatementDate is null then
          Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), abatementDate)
        else
          Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), abatementDate]