Institutional Measures

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis / JRA

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center tracks specific measures related to the care provided to patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis / JRA.

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Strategic Improvement Measures for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis / JRA
Patients with ability to access Health Care Provider: Reporting timely response to telephone inquiries (76k) Patients with ability to access Health Care Provider: Visit (as measured by calendar days to 3rd next available appointment for follow-up visits (86k) Proportion of patients <10th percentile who are ≤ 18 years of age: Body Mass Index (BMI) (93k) Proportion of patients <10th percentile who are ≤ 18 years of age: Height (93k) Proportion of patients achieving complete clinical response (70k) Proportion of patients achieving optimal functional status as measured by: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) (68k) Proportion of patients achieving optimal functional status as measured by: Full joint range of motion (ROM) (68k) Proportion of patients achieving self-management goals (72k) Proportion of patients on second line medications screened for risk behaviors (76k) Proportion of patients on second line medications screened for: Lab surveillance as defined by ACR criteria (76k) Proportion of patients screened for iridocyclitis (eye disease) at appropriate intervals (76k) Proportion of patients who report a pain score 0 through 3 (VAS) (68k) Quality of life (89k)

Strategic Improvement Measures for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis / JRA

Patients with ability to access Health Care Provider: Reporting timely response to telephone inquiries (76k)
Patients with ability to access Health Care Provider: Visit (as measured by calendar days to 3rd next available appointment for follow-up visits (86k)
Proportion of patients <10th percentile who are ≤ 18 years of age: Body Mass Index (BMI) (93k)
Proportion of patients <10th percentile who are ≤ 18 years of age: Height (93k)
Proportion of patients achieving complete clinical response (70k)
Proportion of patients achieving optimal functional status as measured by: Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) (68k)
Proportion of patients achieving optimal functional status as measured by: Full joint range of motion (ROM) (68k)
Proportion of patients achieving self-management goals (72k)
Proportion of patients on second line medications screened for risk behaviors (76k)
Proportion of patients on second line medications screened for: Lab surveillance as defined by ACR criteria (76k)
Proportion of patients screened for iridocyclitis (eye disease) at appropriate intervals (76k)
Proportion of patients who report a pain score 0 through 3 (VAS) (68k)
Quality of life (89k)

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