QUALITY MEASUREMENTS REPORTING FOR PATIENT CARE
A method for assisting a caregiver to satisfy one or more quality measures includes: selecting a quality measure; presenting, by a medical device, a first requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver; identifying, by the medical device, when the first requirement is satisfied; presenting a second requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver; identifying when the second requirement is satisfied; and selecting a billing code associated with the quality measure. Additional quality measures and/or requirements can also be addressed.
1 . A medical device comprising:
a central processing unit (CPU) that is configured to control operation of the device;
a display screen; and
a set of one or more computer readable data storage media storing software instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the device to:
identify a quality measure that is applicable to a patient;
present, on the display screen, a caregiver with a textual description of at least one requirement associated with the quality measure;
identify when the caregiver has collected sufficient patient data to satisfy the requirement;
identify a code associated with the quality measure; and
store the patient data and the code.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to allow the caregiver to provide a diagnosis.
3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to present one or more possible diagnoses to the caregiver.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to:
present one or more possible diagnoses to the caregiver; and
allow the caregiver to select one of the diagnoses.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the quality measure is a measure to reflect best clinical practices.
6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the quality measure is associated with the Physician Quality Reporting System or the Physicians Quality and Reporting Initiative.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the quality measure is associated with the Physician Quality Reporting System or the Physicians Quality and Reporting Initiative.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to:
present a first requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver;
identify when the first requirement is satisfied;
present a second requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver; and
identify when the second requirement is satisfied.
9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to select a billing code associated with the quality measure.
10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the software instructions further cause the device to select a billing code associated with the quality measure.
11 . A method for assisting a caregiver to satisfy one or more quality measures, the method comprising:
selecting a quality measure;
presenting, by a medical device, a first requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver;
identifying, by the medical device, when the first requirement is satisfied;
presenting a second requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver;
identifying when the second requirement is satisfied; and
selecting a billing code associated with the quality measure.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein selecting the quality measure further comprises allowing the medical device to automatically select the quality measure.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein selecting the quality measure further comprises allowing the caregiver to select the quality measure.
14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising selecting a diagnosis associated with the quality measure.
15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising allowing the medical device to automatically select the diagnosis.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein selecting the billing code further comprises allowing the medical device to automatically select the billing code.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the quality measure is a measure to reflect best clinical practices.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the quality measure is associated with the Physician Quality Reporting System or the Physicians Quality and Reporting Initiative.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the quality measure is a measure to reflect best clinical practices.
20 . A method for assisting a caregiver to satisfy one or more quality measures, the method comprising:
selecting, automatically by a medical device, a quality measure;
presenting, by the medical device, a first requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver;
identifying, by the medical device, when the first requirement is satisfied;
presenting a second requirement associated with the quality measure to the caregiver;
identifying when the second requirement is satisfied;
selecting a diagnosis associated with the quality measure; and
selecting a billing code associated with the quality measure.