Product Notification: Potential Problem with Clinical

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Product Notification: Potential Problem with Clinical

Post by Gavin Walker » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:31 pm

There is a Potential Problem with Clinical Quality Measure NQF 0028b: Tobacco Cessation Intervention. McKesson Physician Practice Solutions would like to inform you that there has been a few support issues reported regarding the Critical Quality Measure NQF00286: Tobacco Cessation Intervention. When calculating the denominator for CQM NQF 0028b, the Clinical Quality Reporting tool checks a patient’s Smoking vital sign value. If a value exists, it is compared to the “Tobacco Exclude List” configured in the Clinical Quality Reporting tool to determine if the patient’s smoking vital sign indicates if the patient is or is not a “Smoker”. Only current smokers should be included in the measure’s denominator. The Clinical Quality Reporting tool is configured by default to exclude patients from the denominator if their Smoking vital sign is “Never a Smoker” or “Former Smoker”. However, the Meaningful Use Configuration and End User Training Guide recommends creating Smoking vital sign values of “Never” and “Former”. If these values do not match, patients with a Smoking sign value of “Never” or “Former” may be counted as “Smokers”. To correct this issue, log into the Clinical Quality Reporting Tool and follow the following steps:
  • 1.) Click on the SETTINGS button
    2.) Click on the plus sign next to the Vitals category
    3.) Select the Tobacco Exclude List option
    4.) Change the listed values to: ‘Former’, ‘Never’
Be sure to keep the values surrounded by single quotation marks, with a comma and no space between the two values Making these changes will ensure that patients with the smoking vital sign of “Former” or “Never” are not included in the denominator for CQM NQF 0028b.
Gavin Walker
Walker Tek Solutions, LLC
417-890-6777 x0
fax: 417-763-6386

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