Maltreatment Action
Measure Purpose: To ensure the safety of patients with neurological disease
The numerator: Patients that had documentation that follow-up action* was taken at the visit where maltreatment screening is positive.
*Action:
- Mandated report as required by the state the provider is practicing in
- Referral to counseling or social services if maltreatment does not rise to the level of a mandated report
is divided by
The denominator: All patients with a neurological condition that screened positive for maltreatment
Exclusions: None
Key Phrases
Examples of key phrases you might use to meet this measure:
- Report was made
- Referral to counseling
- Referral to social services
Measure Calculation Example
Dr. Colombo saw 100 patients with neurological diseases between January 1 and December 31 of the measurement year. Of those 100 patients, 30 screened positive for maltreatment. This is the denominator.
Of those 30 patients, 20 had a follow-up action taken at the visit where maltreatment screening was positive.
Quality of care =20/30. Dr. Colombo has a score of 66% for this measure.