Seizure Freedom
Measure purpose: Calculate the number of patients or care partners who report no seizure activity in the past 12 months
The numerator: Patients or care partners who reported no seizure activity in the past 12 months at their last visit in the measurement period
is divided by
the denominator: patients diagnosed with epilepsy.
Key Phrases
Examples of key phrases you could use to meet the measure:
- Patient reports no seizures in last 12 months
- Care partner reports no seizures in last 12 months
Measure Calculation Example
Dr. Cho saw 100 patients between January 1 and December 31 with a diagnosis of epilepsy. This is the denominator.
Of the patients, Dr. Cho documented 23 patients had zero seizures in the last 12 months at their final encounter in the calendar year. This is the numerator.
Quality of patient care = 23/100. Dr. Cho has a score of 23% for this measure.