Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitative Therapy Referral
Measure purpose: Ensure patients with PD are provided appropriate rehabilitative therapy options yearly.
The numerator: patients with a diagnosis of PD (or caregiver(s), as appropriate) who had rehabilitative therapy options (i.e., physical, occupational, and speech therapy) discussed
is divided by
The denominator: all patients with a diagnosis of PD.
There are no exclusions for this measure.
Key Phrases
Examples of key phrases you could document to meet the measure include:
- Counseling on PT, OT, ST
- Order for PT, OT, ST
- Rehabilitative therapy options referral
Must document all 3 therapies to meet the measure, can document each therapy separately.
Measure Calculation Example
Dr. Kim sees 100 patients between January 1 and December with a diagnosis of PD. This is the denominator.
Twenty-two had documentation of discussions on physical therapy, occupational therapy, AND speech therapy in the year. This is the numerator.
Quality of patient care = 22/100. Dr. Kim has a score of 22% for this measure.