Patients with psoriasis are at an increased risk of having psoriatic arthritis. This measure seeks for dermatologists to actively assess for psoriatic arthritis as to relieve symptoms, prevent structural damage, and improve quality of life.
Percentage of patients with diagnosis of psoriasis who are screened for psoriatic arthritis at least once during the performance period.
eMeasure ID
First Performance Year
2017
Last Performance Year
Metric Type
Single Performance Rate
National Quality Strategy Domain
Person and Caregiver-Centered Experience and Outcomes
Measure Type
Process
eMeasure UUID
NQF eMeasure ID
NQF ID
Is High Priority?
Is Inverse?
Overall Algorithm
Primary Steward
AAD’s DataDerm™ (American Academy of Dermatology)