Measure The Right Thing: Quality Measures
The US Wound & Podiatry Registries created Quality Measures specific to Wound Care and Podiatry that CMS approved. SIGN UP TODAYQuality Measures: provided by the US Wound & Podiatry Registries, Developed with Clinical Associations.
Before even looking at these Quality measures, we recommend you first enroll for free in the US Wound & Podiatry Registries, then select and purchase a MIPS package.
The Quality measure listed below were developed in conjunction with various specialty organizations. Those specialty organizations include the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), and the American Podiatric Management Association (APMA).
| Measure Number | Title | Specification |
| CDR1 | Adequate Off-loading of DFU at Each Visit |  |
| CDR2 | DFU Healing or Closure | |
| CDR5 | Adequate Compression of VLU at each treatment visit, appropriate to arterial supply | |
| CDR6 | VLU Outcome Measure: Healing or Closure | |
| CDR8 | Appropriate use of HBOT for Patients with DFUs | |
| USWR22 | Patient Reported Nutritional Assessment and Intervention Plan in Patients with Wounds and Ulcers | |
| USWR23 | Non Invasive Arterial Assessment of patients with lower extremity wounds or ulcers for determination of healing potential | |
| USWR24 | Patient Reported Experience of Care: Wound Outcome | |
| USWR25 | Outcome measure: Non-lower extremity Pressure Ulcer* (PU) Healing or Closure | |
| USWR26 | Patient Reported Outcome of late effects of radiation symptoms following treatment with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) | |
| USWR 27 | Assessment of Nutritionally At-Risk Patients for Malnutrition and Development of Nutrition Recommendations/Interventions by a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | |
| USWR 28 | Obtaining Preoperative Nutritional Recommendations from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) in Nutritionally At-Risk Surgical Patients | |
MIPS Quality Measures Suggested for Wound Care and Podiatry
| Measure Number | Title | Specification |
| MIPS 1 | Diabetes: Hemaglobin A1c Poor Control | |
| MIPS 47 | Advance Care Plan | |
| MIPS 110 | Preventative Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | |
| MIPS 111 | Pneumonia Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| MIPS 126 | Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Food and Ankle Care, Peripheral Neuropathy - Neurological Evaluation | |
| MIPS 127 | Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetic Foot and Ankle Care, Ulcer Prevention - Evaluation of Footwear | |
| MIPS 128 | Preventative Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up | |
| MIPS 181 | Elder Maltreatment Screen and Follow-Up Plan | |
| MIPS 226 | Preventative Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| MIPS 238 | Use of High Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| MIPS 431 | Preventative Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use - Screening | |