Table IV.

The 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: osteoporosis-related measures^[102]

Quality measure	Key quality indicator
Communication with the physician managing on-going care post-fracture	Percentage of patients aged ≥50 years treated for a hip, spine or distal radial fracture with documentation of communication with the physician managing the patient’s ongoing care that a fracture occurred and that the patient was or should be tested or treated for osteoporosis
Screening or therapy for women aged ≥65 years	Percentage of female patients aged ≥65 years who have a central DXA measurement ordered or performed at least once since age 60 years, or pharmacological therapy prescribed within 12 months
Management following fracture	Percentage of patients aged ≥50 years with fracture of the hip, spine or distal radius who had a central DXA measurement ordered or performed, or pharmacological therapy prescribed
Pharmacological therapy	Percentage of patients aged ≥50 years with a diagnosis of osteoporosis who were prescribed pharmacological therapy within 12 months
Falls: risk assessment	Percentage of patients aged ≥65 years with a history of falls who had a risk assessment for falls completed within 12 months
Falls: plan of care	Percentage of patients aged ≥65 years with a history of falls who had a plan of care for falls documented within 12 months

DXA = dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.