Assessment of Impulse Control Disorders
Measure Purpose: To assess patients for medication-related impulse control disorders
The numerator: Patients who were assessed for impulse control disorder once during the measurement period
is divided by
The denominator: All patients with a diagnosis of PD currently taking medications* for Parkinson's disease
*Medications include any preperation containing levodopa, dopamine agonists, amantadine, MAOB inhibitors
There are no exclusions for this measure.
Key Phrases
- Patient assessed for impulse control disorder
- Positive for impulse control disorder
Measure Calculation Example
Dr. Busch saw 100 patients with parkinson's disease between January 1 and December 31. 85 of those patients were taking a medication for PD. This is the denominator.
Of the 85 patients, 33 were assessed for impulse control disorders. This is the numerator.
Quality of patient care = 33/85. Dr. Busch has a score of 38% for this measure.