Assessment of sleep disturbances for patients with Parkinson's disease quality measure
Measure purpose: Ensure patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are assessed annually about sleep disturbances.
The numerator: Patients who were assessed for sleep disturbances once in the past 12 months
*Sleep disturbances include excessive daytime sleepiness, restless leg syndrome, REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), hypersomnolence, lethargy, early awakening, frequent awakening, insomnia, sleep apnea, snoring, sleep disordered breathing, circadian rhythm disorder.
is divided by
The denominator: All patients with a diagnosis of PD.
There are no exclusions for this measure.
Key phrases
Examples of key phrases you could document to meet the measure:
- Assessed for sleep disturbances
- Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Measure calculation example
Dr. Okar sees 100 patients between January 1 and December 31 that were diagnosed with PD. This is the denominator.
Of the 100 patients, Dr. Okar assessed 33 patients for sleep disturbances. This is the numerator.
Quality of patient care = 33/100. Dr. Okar has a score of 33% for this measure.