High Priority: Yes; Patient Experience
NQF Number: N/A
Percentage of patients aged 18 and older who underwent facial reconstruction after skin cancer resection who responded to the (6 question) Face-Q Satisfaction with Information: Appearance Module within 60 days of the procedure and scored 15 (52%) or higher or if scored lower than 15 (52%) there is documentation of a provider call to the patient or follow-up visit within 30 days of completion of the tool.
Denominator:
- Age > 18 years;
- AND
- CPT® for Encounter:
- 14040, 14041, 14060, 14061
- 15120
- 15240, 15260
- 40525, 40527
- 67971-67975
- AND
- ICD-10 Codes for most common skin cancers:
- C43.0-C43.39, C44.0-C44.39
- D03.00D03.39, D04.0-D04.39
Denominator Exclusions:
None
Denominator Exceptions:
Patient reason exceptions such as patient refusal to complete the survey.
Numerator:
Patients who responded to the (6 question) Face -Q Satisfaction with Information: Appearance Module within 60 days and scored 15 (52%) or higher or if scored lower than 15 (52%) there is documentation of a provider call to the patient or follow-up visit within 30 days of completion of the tool.
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Numerator Exclusions:
None
Measure Classifications:
- Measure Type: Patient Reported Outcome (PRO)
- National Quality Strategy (NQS) domain: Person and Caregiver Centered Experience and Outcomes
- Meaningful Measure Area: Patient’s Experience of Care
- Care Setting(s): Ambulatory Care: Clinician Office/Clinic
- Includes Telehealth: No
- Calculation: 1st Performance Rate
- Inverse measure: No
- Continuous measure: No
- Proportional measure: Yes
- Ratio measure: No
- Risk Adjusted measure: No
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