Hepatitis C: Hepatitis A Vaccination in Patients with HCV (NQF 0399)

EMeasure Name Hepatitis C: Hepatitis A Vaccination in Patients with HCV EMeasure Id 65314CA4-488C-4769-9DFA-E2CAB2A103F4
Version number 1 Set Id 1677DD02-1AE2-4803-B32E-1EF8B4F23578
Available Date No information Measurement Period January 1, 20xx through December 31, 20xx
Measure Steward American Medical Association - Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
Endorsed by National Quality Forum
Description Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of hepatitis C who have received at least one injection of hepatitis A vaccine, or who have documented immunity to hepatitis A
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Measure scoring Proportion
Measure type Process
Stratification
None
Risk Adjustment
None
Data Aggregation
Rationale
Assure that hepatitis A vaccination is received except for cases of documented medical reasons. This vaccination decreases the potential for a patient acquiring for hepatitis A which would contribute to further liver damage.
Clinical Recommendation Statement
Assure that hepatitis A vaccination is received except for cases of documented medical reasons. This vaccination decreases the potential for a patient acquiring for hepatitis A which would contribute to further liver damage. All patients with chronic hepatitis C should be vaccinated against hepatitis A, and seronegative persons with risk factors for hepatitis B virus (HBV) should be vaccinated against hepatitis B. (NIH, 2002). Person in whom the diagnosis of hepatitis B is established are candidates for hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines. (AGA, 2006).
Improvement notation
Higher score indicates better quality
Measurement duration
12 month(s)
Reference
National Institutes of Health (NIH). Management of hepatitis C: 2002. Rockville (MD): National Institutes of Health (NIH); 2002 Aug 26.
Reference
Dienstag JL, McHutchinson JG. American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) medical position statement on the management of hepatitis C. Gastroenterology. 2006 Jan; 130 (1): 225-30.
Definition
Received:  Includes documentation that a patient received at least one injection of hepatitis A vaccine from another provider
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Measure set CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURE SET 2011-2012