2023 # 130 Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record

CMS Measure ID: #130

Collection Type: CQM, eCQM, MVP

Reporting Frequency: Every visit

Outcome: No

High Priority: Yes

NQS Domain: Patient Safety

Measure Age: > 2 years

Instructions

This measure is to be submitted at each denominator eligible visit during the 12 month performance period. Eligible clinicians meet the intent of this measure by making their best effort to document a current, complete and accurate medication list during each encounter. There is no diagnosis associated with this measure. This measure may be submitted by Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the services provided and the measure-specific denominator coding.

NOTE: Patient encounters for this measure conducted via telehealth (e.g., encounters coded with GQ, GT, 95, or POS 02 modifiers) are allowable.

Measure Submission Type:

The listed denominator criteria are used to identify the intended patient population. The numerator options included in this specification are used to submit the quality actions as allowed by the measure. The quality-data codes listed do not need to be submitted for registry submissions; however, these codes may be submitted for those registries that utilize claims data.

Description

Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.

2022 Benchmarks (from 2020 CMS data)

Registry

Topped out: Yes
Capped at 7: Yes

Minimum: 0 – 80.56
Decile 3: 80.57 – 91.75
Decile 4: 91.76 – 96.35
Decile 5: 96.36 – 98.8
Decile 6: 98.81 – 99.86
Decile 7: 99.87 – 99.99
Decile 10: 100 – 100

eCQM

Topped out: Yes
Capped at 7: Yes

Minimum: 0 – 80.59
Decile 3: 80.6 – 88.4
Decile 4: 88.41 – 92.51
Decile 5: 92.52 – 95.31
Decile 6: 95.32 – 97.15
Decile 7: 97.16 – 98.39
Decile 8: 98.4 – 99.3
Decile 10: 99.89 – 100
Decile 9: 99.31 – 99.88

Denominator

All visits occuring during the 12 month measurement period for patients aged 18 years and older 

DENOMINATOR NOTE: *Signifies that this CPT Category I code is a non-covered service under the Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). These non-covered services should be counted in the denominator population for MIPS CQMs.

Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):
Patients aged ≥ 18 years on date of encounter 

AND

Patient encounter during the performance period (CPT or HCPCS): 59400, 59510, 59610, 59618, 90791, 90792, 90832, 90834, 90837, 90839, 92002, 92004, 92012, 92014, 92507, 92508, 92526, 92537, 92538, 92540, 92541, 92542, 92544, 92545, 92548, 92550, 92557, 92567, 92568, 92570, 92588, 92626, 96116, 96156, 96158, 97129, 97161, 97162, 97163, 97164, 97165, 97166, 97167, 97168, 97802, 97803, 97804, 98960, 98961, 98962, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99221, 99222, 99223, 99236, 99281, 99282, 99283, 99284, 99285, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99315, 99316, 99341, 99342, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350, 99385*, 99386*, 99387*, 99395*, 99396*, 99397*, 99424, 99491, 99495, 99496, G0101, G0108, G0270, G0402, G0438, G0439

Numerator

Eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting, updating or reviewing the patient’s current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter.

Definitions:

Current Medications – Medications the patient is presently taking including all prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements, and cannabis/cannabidiol products with each medication’s name, dosage, frequency and administered route.

Route
– Documentation of the way the medication enters the body (some examples include but are not limited to: oral, sublingual, subcutaneous injections, and/or topical).

Not Eligible (Denominator Exception)
– A patient is not eligible if there is documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient’s health status).

NUMERATOR NOTE: The MIPS eligible clinician must document in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed a medication list on the date of the encounter. MIPS professional or MIPS eligible clinicians submitting this measure may document medication information received from the patient, authorized representative(s), caregiver(s) or other available healthcare resources.

This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) products, herbals, vitamins, minerals, dietary (nutritional) supplements, cannabis/cannabidiol products AND must contain the medications’ name, dosage, frequency and route of administration.

By submitting the action described in this measure, the provider attests to having documented a list of current medications utilizing all immediate resources available at the time of the encounter. G8427 should be submitted if the MIPS eligible clinician documented that the patient is not currently taking any medications.

Numerator Options:

Performance Met:

Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient’s current medications (G8427)

OR

Denominator Exception:

Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient’s current medications list (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent medical situation) (G8430)

OR

Performance Not Met:

Current list of medications not documented as obtained, updated, or reviewed by the eligible clinician, reason not given (G8428)


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