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Table 3 All Alerts are on an annual basis unless specified otherwise

From: Developing public health clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for the outpatient community in New York City: our experience

TCNY Domain

Measure Name

Brief Description of Measure

Have a regular doctor

Patients see assigned PCG

See assigned PCG at least once

Be tobacco free

Smoking status

Update smoking status

 

Smoking cessation intervention

Stop smokers with medications or counseling

Keep your heart healthy

BP control in HTN

Control BP < 140/90 in patients with HTN without DM or IVD

 

Antithrombic

Provide Patients with IVD or DM with antithrombic therapy

 

Body Mass Index

Measure the height and weight for BMI

 

Cholesterol screen

Screen patients without DM or IVD for cholesterol/HDL

 

Cholesterol control

Control patients without DM or IVD to a total cholesterol < 240 or LDL < 160

 

LDL control (high risk)

Control patients without DM or IVD to an LDL < 100

 

LDL testing (high risk)

LDL screen for patients with DM or IVD

 

A1C testing

Measure at least one HbA1c in DM patients every 6 months

 

A1C control (< 7%)

Control HbA1c below 7.0% in DM patients

 

BP control in IVD

Control BP < 140/90 with a diagnosis of IVD without DM

 

BP control in IVD AND HTN

Control BP < 140/90 with a diagnosis of IVD AND HTN without DM

 

BP control in DM

Control BP < 130/80 with a diagnosis of DM

 

BP control in DM AND HTN

Control BP < 130/80 with a diagnosis of DM AND HTN

Know your HIV status

HIV screening

Screen for HIV

 

HIV viral load and CD4

Monitor HIV patients' viral load and CD4 every 3 months

Get help for depression

Depression screening

Screen patients for depression

 

Depression follow-up

Monitor patients with depression every 3 months

 

Depression control

Lower depressed patients PHQ-9 score

Live free of dependence on alcohol and drugs

Alcohol use screening

Screen for alcohol misuse

Get checked for cancer

Colorectal cancer screening

Screen 50-80 years old patients

 

Breast cancer screening

Screen female ≥ 40 years old

 

Cervical cancer screening

Screen female 18-64 years old

Get the immunizations you need

Influenza vaccine (child)

Vaccinate children 7 months to 5 years old

 

Influenza vaccine (high risk)

Vaccinate high risk patients 5-49 years old

 

Influenza vaccine

Vaccinate > 50 years old

 

Pneumococcal vaccine

Vaccinate ≥ 65 years old or ( ≥ 60 months AND in a high risk group)

Make your home safe and healthy

Lead testing (1 year)

Screen one-year old with a blood lead test

 

Lead testing (2 years)

Screen two-year old with a blood lead test

 

Asthma symptom assessment

Assess 18-56 years old for asthma severity

 

Asthma control

Assess 5-56 years old with persistent asthma who were prescribed appropriate medications

Have a healthy baby

Chlamydia screening

Screen eligible female patients

 

Sexual history

Update > 18 years old sexual history

 

Sexual history taken

Update 12-17 years old sexual history