What is the purpose of the asthma core measure sets?

These measures form a core measure set that promotes asthma care in line with elements of EXHALE.

How do you measure the effectiveness of asthma treatment?

Asthma questionnaires have been most useful in evaluating the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions for asthma in the context of clinical trials [3,7,10,17,22,31]. Composite scores from asthma questionnaires are more easily analyzable than asthma events from diaries.

What is the asthma medication ratio?

The asthma medication ratio (AMR) – the number of prescriptions for controller medications divided by the number of prescriptions for both controller and rescue medications – has been around for a while, but it’s mostly been used as a quality metric.

What are the CMS quality indicators?

These goals include: effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely care.

How many CMS quality Measures are there?

This report categorizes 686 CMS measures into six health care quality priorities: Patient Safety, Person and Family Engagement, Communication and Care Coordination, Effective Prevention and Treatment, Working With Communities, and Affordable Care.

Why is asthma medication ratio important?

The asthma medication ratio is a significant predictor of ED visits and hospitalizations in children. Using a cutoff of <0.5 to signal at-risk patients may be an effective way for populations who would benefit from increased use of controller medications to reduce future emergent asthma visits.

What is asthma CDC?

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack.