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Quality Measures for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
IRIS Registry QCDR measures, listed in the bottom half of the page, have been updated for the 2018 reporting year. Scoring note: The quality category contributes 50 percent to your overall 2018 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System score, 60 percent to your 2017 score.
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Measure 1: Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Poor Control

in Pediatric/Strabismus, EHR, Claims, Glaucoma, Intermediate outcome, Comprehensive, Cataract, Cornea, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Registry Web Portal, Group, Retina

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients aged 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had who had hemoglobin A1c > 9.0 percent seen during the reporting period. The most recent quality-data code submitted will be used for performance ca…

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Measure 12: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation

in Glaucoma, Cornea, EHR, Claims, Cataract, Group, Comprehensive, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Registry, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, Registry Web Portal, Process

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients, aged 18 years and older, seen during the reporting period. It’s anticipated that clinicians who provide the primary management of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (in either one or b…

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Measure 14: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Dilated Macular Examination

in Comprehensive, Cataract, Group, Cornea, Process, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Claims, Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Registry Web Portal

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients, aged 50 years and older, with a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who had a dilated macular examination performed which included documentation of the presence or absence of…

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Measure 18 (NQF #0088): Diabetic Retinopathy: Documentation of Presence or Absence of Macular Edema and Level of Severity of Retinopathy

in Cornea, Process, Comprehensive, Retina, Group, Cataract, Pediatric/Strabismus, Registry, Neuro-Ophthalmology, EHR, Glaucoma

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed which included documentation of the level of severity of retinopathy and the presence or absence of macular edema during one or more off…

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Measure 19: Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing On-going Diabetes Care

in High Priority, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Comprehensive, Retina, Registry, Group, EHR, Registry Web Portal, Cataract, Cornea, Claims, Process - High Priority

Percentage of patients 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed with documented communication to the physician who manages the on-going care of the patient with diabetes mellitus regarding the findings of…

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Measure 110 (NQF 0041): Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization

in Group, Retina, Registry, Cornea, Comprehensive, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cataract, Claims, Oculoplastic, EHR, Process, Registry Web Portal

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once for visits for patients seen between January and March for the 2016- 2017 influenza season AND a minimum of once for visits for patients seen between October and December for the 2017-2017 influenza season. This measure is int…

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Measure 111 (NQF 0043): Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults

in Claims, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cornea, Cataract, Registry Web Portal, EHR, Oculoplastic, Registry, Group, Process, Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Comprehensive

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period. Performance for this measure is not limited to the reporting period.

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Measure 117: Diabetes: Eye Exam

in Cornea, Registry, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Cataract, Group, Comprehensive, Pediatric/Strabismus, Process, Claims, Registry Web Portal, EHR, Retina

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients with diabetes mellitus seen during the reporting period. This measure may be reported by clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on services provided and the…

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Measure 128: Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-up Plan

in Oculoplastic, Process, Registry, Registry Web Portal, Comprehensive, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cornea, EHR, Claims

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per performance period for patients, aged 18 and older, with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous six months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during t…

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Measure 130: Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

in Cataract, Process - High Priority, EHR, Claims, Oculoplastic, Group, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Pediatric/Strabismus, Cornea, Retina, Registry Web Portal, Registry, Comprehensive

This measure is to be reported each visit during the reporting period. Eligible professionals meet the intent of this measure by making their best effort to document a current, complete and accurate medication list during each encounter. There is no diagnosis associated with…

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Measure 226: Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention

in Cornea, Process, Comprehensive, Oculoplastic, Group, Registry Web Portal, Glaucoma, EHR, Pediatric/Strabismus, Claims, Cataract, Registry, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retina

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients aged 18 years and older seen during the reporting period and were screened for tobacco use one or more times within 24 months AND who received cessation counseling intervention if identified as a tobacco u…

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Measure 236 (NQF 0018): Controlling High Blood Pressure

in Retina, Intermediate outcome, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Claims, Cataract, EHR, Cornea, Pediatric/Strabismus, Group, Comprehensive

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients with hypertension seen during the reporting period. Only blood pressure readings performed by a clinician in the provider office are acceptable for compliance with this measure.

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Measure 238: Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly

in Group, Process - High Priority, Cataract, EHR, Retina, Comprehensive, Registry, Glaucoma, Registry Web Portal, Oculoplastic, Pediatric/Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cornea

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period.

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Measure 317: Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented

in Process, Comprehensive, Pediatric/Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cataract, Group, Retina, Oculoplastic, Glaucoma, Registry Web Portal, Claims, Cornea, EHR

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients, aged 18 years and older, seen during the reporting period. Eligible professionals who report the measure must perform the blood pressure screening at the time of a qualifying visit and may no…

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Measure 318 (NQF #0101): Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk

in Comprehensive, Cataract, Glaucoma, Cornea, Neuro-Ophthalmology, High Priority, Group, EHR, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, Oculoplastic, Registry

This measure is to be reported a minimum of once per reporting period for patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period.

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Measure 374: Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report

in EHR, Comprehensive, Glaucoma, Cataract, Registry, Cornea, Oculoplastic, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retina, Pediatric/Strabismus, High Priority, Group

This measure is to be reported on the number of patients with a referral, for which the referring provider received a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred.

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Measure 402: Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents

in Comprehensive, Pediatric/Strabismus, Group, Cataract, Oculoplastic, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Cornea, Glaucoma, Process, Registry Web Portal, Retina

This measure is to be reported once per reporting period for patients seen during the reporting period. This measure is intended to reflect the quality of services provided for preventive screening for tobacco use.

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IRIS7: Amblyopia: Interocular visual acuity

in Registry Web Portal, Pediatric/Strabismus, Outcome

Percentage of newly diagnosed amblyopic patients with a corrected interocular visual acuity difference of less than 0.23 logMAR 6 months after first diagnosis.

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IRIS8: Surgical Esotropia: Postoperative alignment

in Pediatric/Strabismus, Registry Web Portal

Percentage of surgical esotropia patients with a postoperative alignment of 15 prism diopters (PD) or less.

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