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MIPS - Quality Measures - Optimizing Patient Exposure to Ionizing Radiation: Search for Prior Computed Tomography (CT) Studies Through a Secure, Authorized, Media-Free, Shared Archive

Quality Measures
Category QUALITY
Description Percentage of final reports of computed tomography (CT) studies performed for all patients, regardless of age, which document that a search for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format images was conducted for prior patient CT imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12-months and are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive prior to an imaging study being performed
eMeasure ID
First Performance Year 2017
Last Performance Year
Metric Type Single Performance Rate
National Quality Strategy Domain CCC
Measure Type Structure
eMeasure UUID
NQF eMeasure ID
NQF ID
Is High Priority?
Is Inverse?
Overall Algorithm
Primary Steward American College of Radiology
Submission Methods Registry
Eligibility Options
Performance Options
Is Risk Adjusted?
Vendor ID
Is Registry Measure?
Registry Measure Spec https://qpp.cms.gov/docs/QPP_quality_measure_specifications/Claims-Registry-Measures/2017_Measure_363_Registry.pdf
Web Interface Measure Spec
Claims Measure Spec

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