New Clinical Measures 2014

1.  New Tobacco Measure: (combining two previous measures)

MEASURE: Patients age 18 and older (1) screened for tobacco use AND (2) received cessation counseling intervention or medication if identified as a tobacco user one or more times in the measurement year or prior year

2.  New HIV cases with timely follow-up:

MEASURE: Patients whose first ever HIV diagnosis was  made by health center staff between October 1 and September 30 and who were seen for follow up within 90 days of that first ever diagnosis

3.  PATIENTS SCREENED FOR DEPRESSION AND FOLLOWED UP AS APPROPRIATE

MEASURE: Patients aged 12 and over who were (1) screened for depression with a standardized tool and (2) had a follow-up plan documented if patients were considered depressed