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Question
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Resolution: Referred to External Party for Resolution
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Minor
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Measure building
Is there a code set available for this measure?
Referral from a PCP for whom a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred was received by the referring provider
Measure Title
Closing the referral loop: receipt of specialist report
NQF #
Not yet endorsed
Measure Description
Percentage of patients regardless of age with a referral from a primary care provider for whom a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred was received by the referring provider.
Numerator Statement
Number of patients with a referral from a primary care provider for whom a report from the provider to whom the patient was referred was received by the referring provider
Denominator Statement
Number of patients ages 18 and older who were sent by their primary care provider to another clinician for referral or consultation
Measure Steward
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services