opened on: 24 Aug 2014, 00:51:25 _dta: 1. by Jean Roth , jroth@nber.org , 24 Jun 2014 2. Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) 3. Accountable Care Organization (ACO) 4. Group Practice Reporting Option (GRPO) 5. CMS Certification Number (CCN) 6. Legal Business Name (LBN) org_nm: 1. Name of the Group Practice, as it appears on Physician Compare org_pac_id: 1. Unique Group Practice ID assigned by PECOS to the Group Practice 2. PAC stands for PECOS Associate Control (PAC) 3. PECOS stands for Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) state: 1. State with all or a majority of the group practice's locations erx: 1. Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive program 2. Group practice participates in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program 3. - a pay-for-reporting program that encourages physicians and other healthcare professionals 4. to use electronic prescribing to improve communication, increase accuracy, and reduce errors pqrs: 1. Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) 2. Group practice participates in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program 3. - a pay-for-reporting program that encourages physicians and other healthcare professionals 4. to use electronic prescribing to improve communication, increase accuracy, and reduce errors gpro_dm_10: 1. If patients with diabetes have blood sugar levels that stay too high, 2. it can lead to heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease 3. Doctors should use the A1c lab test to check patients' blood sugar levels 4. and should work with patients with high levels to bring their blood sugar under control 5. To give the group practice its score, Medicare looked at the percentage of patients 6. with diabetes who had well-controlled blood sugar levels (less than 8% on their most recent A1c lab test) 7. A higher rate means more of the practice's patients had their blood sugar under control 8. If the measure has a value of "NA," it indicates that data are suppressed due to small sample size gpro_dm_3: 1. For people with diabetes, keeping blood pressure at a healthy level helps prevent complications 2. including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and vision loss 3. If needed, doctors should work with patients to bring their blood pressure down to a healthier level 4. To give the group practice its score, Medicare looked at the percentage of patients with diabetes 5. who had a healthy blood pressure level (less than 140 over 90) 6. Higher rates are better because it means more of the practice's patients had blood pressure at a healthy level 7. If the measure has a value of "NA," it indicates that data are suppressed due to small sample size gpro_dm_11str: 1. People who have both diabetes and heart disease have a higher risk of developing other heart problems 2. Doctors should work with patients who have been diagnosed with both diabetes and heart disease 3. to determine if they should take aspirin on a daily basis to reduce the risk of other heart problems 4. (Aspirin may not be safe for everyone -- it's best to ask your healthcare professional if you should take aspirin) 5. To give the group practice its score, Medicare looked at the percentage of patients with both diabetes 6. and heart disease who were prescribed aspirin OR who had a medical reason why they should not take aspirin 7. A higher rate is better because it means more of the practice's patients were prescribed the medication when needed and appropriate 8. If the measure has a value of "NA," it indicates that data are suppressed due to small sample size gpro_dm_12: 1. People with diabetes already have a higher risk of developing other health problems (like heart disease and stroke) 2. and using tobacco makes these risks even higher 3. Doctors should screen all patients with diabetes to see if they use tobacco 4. To give the group practice its score, Medicare looked at the percentage of patients with diabetesi 5. who did not use tobacco 6. Higher rates are better because it means more of the practice's patients did not use tobacco 7. If the measure has a value of "NA," it indicates that data are suppressed due to small sample size gpro_cad_7: 1. If patients with heart disease also have diabetes or if the main pumping chamber of their heart 2. (the left ventricle) is not pumping well, treatment recommendations say that doctors should prescribe 3. an ACE inhibitor or ARB drug. ("ACE" means "Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme" and "ARB" means "Angiotensin Receptor Blocker") 4. These types of medication help lower blood pressure and make it easier for the heart to pump blood 5. Medicare looked at patients with heart disease who also have diabetes or a weakened left ventricle 6. The score is based on the percentage of these patients who were prescribed medicine to improve the pumping action of the heart. 7. A higher rate is better because it means more of the practice's patients were prescribed the medications they needed 8. If the measure has a value of "NA," it indicates that data are suppressed due to small sample size > erface_measures.dta obs: 66 vars: 10 24 Jun 2014 12:52 size: 6,864 (_dta has notes) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- storage display value variable name type format label variable label --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- org_nm str70 %70s * Organization Legal Name org_pac_id str10 %10s * Group Practice PAC ID state str2 %9s * State erx str1 %9s * Participating in eRx pqrs str1 %9s * Participating in PQRS gpro_dm_10 float %9.0g * Controlling blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes. gpro_dm_3 float %9.0g * Controlling blood pressure in patients with diabetes. gpro_dm_11str float %9.0g * Prescribing aspirin to patients with diabetes and heart disease. gpro_dm_12 float %9.0g * Patients with diabetes who do not use tobacco. gpro_cad_7 float %9.0g * Prescribing medicine to improve the pumping action of the heart in patients who * indicated variables have notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorted by: org_pac_id