Table 2:

Select examples from the Qualified Clinical Data Registrya

Non-PQRS MeasureMeasure TitleDescription of MeasureNQS DomainNRDR Data Base
ACRad 3Screening Mammography Cancer Detection RateFraction of screening mammograms interpreted as abnormal with tissue diagnosis of cancer confirmed within 12 moEffective Clinical CareNational Mammography Database
ACRad 9Median Dose-Length Product for CT Head/Brain Without ContrastMedian dose-length product for CT head/brain without contrast, measured at a facility/group level for all physicians who interpret CT scansPatient SafetyDose Index Registry
ACRad 14Participation in a National Dose Index RegistryNo. of CT examinations performed at the facility and submitted to the Dose Index RegistryPatient SafetyDose Index Registry
ACRad 17Report Turnaround Time: MRIMean MRI report turnaround timeCommunication and CareGeneral Radiology Improvement Database
ACRad 20CT IV Contrast Extravasation RatePercentage of CT examinations with contrast performed that resulted in extravasation, measured at a facility/group level for all physicians who interpret CT scansPatient SafetyGeneral Radiology Improvement Database
ACRad 23Lung Cancer Screening Abnormal Interpretation RateThe percentage of screenings for lung cancer interpreted as positiveEfficiency and CostLung Cancer Screening Registry
  • Note:—ACRad indicates American College of Radiology.

  • a These represent non-PQRS measures. QCDRs collect medical and/or clinical data for the purpose of patient and disease tracking. Data from the National Radiology Data Registry.31