Breast Cancer Screening (NQF 0031)

EMeasure Name Breast Cancer Screening EMeasure Id 9b2bfa89-0538-47a5-a4c9-29be6b3be7d9
Version number 1 Set Id aa066eed-e8f6-4fec-8084-61d3d1e8b6e2
Available Date No information Measurement Period January 1, 20xx through December 31, 20xx
Measure Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Endorsed by National Quality Forum
Description The percentage of women 40-69 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer.
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Measure scoring Proportion
Measure type Process
Stratification
None
Risk Adjustment
None
Data Aggregation
Rationale
 This measure assesses the percentage of women in a specific age demographic who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States and is the second leading cause of death from cancer. Awareness of the importance of early detection serves as a significant preventive measure in improving correlated health outcomes. Among women with undetected breast cancer, mammography correctly identifies breast cancer 83%-95% of the time (IOM, 2004). Additionally, mammography screening has been shown to reduce mortality by 20%-30% (IOM 2004). This measure facilitates efforts toward early detection of breast cancer and acceleration of treatment upon diagnosis. 
Clinical Recommendation Statement
Improvement notation
Higher score indicates better quality
Measurement duration
12 month(s)
Reference
 Institute of Medicine. Fact Sheet: Mammography Effectiveness. Available from: http://www.iom.edu/en/Reports/2004/Saving-Womens-Lives-Strategies-for-Improving-Breast-Cancer-Detection-and-Diagnosis/Saving-Womens-Lives-Fact-Sheet-Mammography-Effectiveness.aspx. Updated June 2004. 
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Measure set CLINICAL QUALITY MEASURE SET 2011-2012