Select examples from the Qualified Clinical Data Registrya
Non-PQRS Measure | Measure Title | Description of Measure | NQS Domain | NRDR Data Base |
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ACRad 3 | Screening Mammography Cancer Detection Rate | Fraction of screening mammograms interpreted as abnormal with tissue diagnosis of cancer confirmed within 12 mo | Effective Clinical Care | National Mammography Database |
ACRad 9 | Median Dose-Length Product for CT Head/Brain Without Contrast | Median dose-length product for CT head/brain without contrast, measured at a facility/group level for all physicians who interpret CT scans | Patient Safety | Dose Index Registry |
ACRad 14 | Participation in a National Dose Index Registry | No. of CT examinations performed at the facility and submitted to the Dose Index Registry | Patient Safety | Dose Index Registry |
ACRad 17 | Report Turnaround Time: MRI | Mean MRI report turnaround time | Communication and Care | General Radiology Improvement Database |
ACRad 20 | CT IV Contrast Extravasation Rate | Percentage of CT examinations with contrast performed that resulted in extravasation, measured at a facility/group level for all physicians who interpret CT scans | Patient Safety | General Radiology Improvement Database |
ACRad 23 | Lung Cancer Screening Abnormal Interpretation Rate | The percentage of screenings for lung cancer interpreted as positive | Efficiency and Cost | Lung 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