Measure Description
Percentage of patients regardless of age undergoing a total knee or total hip replacement who are evaluated for the presence or absence of venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk factors within 30 days prior to the procedure (e.g., History of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Myocardial Infarction (MI), Arrhythmia and Stroke).
Instructions
This measure is to be submitted each time a procedure for total knee or total hip replacement is performed during the performance period. There is no diagnosis associated with this measure. This measure may be submitted by Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians who perform the quality actions described in the measure based on the services provided and the measure-specific denominator coding.
Measure Submission Type:
Measure data may be submitted by individual MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries. The listed denominator criteria are used to identify the intended patient population. The numerator options included in this specification are used to submit the quality actions as allowed by the measure. The quality data codes listed do not need to be submitted by MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, or third party intermediaries that utilize this modality for submissions; however, these codes may be submitted for those third party intermediaries that utilize Medicare Part B claims data. For more information regarding Application Programming Interface (API), please refer to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website.
Denominator
All patients regardless of age undergoing a total knee or total hip replacement
Denominator Criteria (Eligible Cases):
All patients, regardless of age
AND
Patient procedure during the performance period (CPT): 27438, 27442, 27445, 27446, 27447, 27130
WITHOUT
Telehealth Modifier: GQ, GT, 95, POS 02
Numerator
Patients who are evaluated for the presence or absence of venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk factors within 30 days prior to the procedure (e.g., history of DVT, PE, MI, arrhythmia and stroke)
Numerator Options:
Performance Met: Patients who are evaluated for venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk factors within 30 days prior to the procedure (e.g., history of DVT, PE, MI, arrhythmia and stroke) (G9298)
OR
Performance Not Met: Patients who are not evaluated for venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk factorswithin 30 days prior to the procedure (e.g., history of DVT, PE, MI, arrhythmia and stroke, reason not given) (G9299)
Rationale
Prior to a total knee or total hip replacement, the patient’s venous thromboembolic and cardiovascular risk should be evaluated. A population-based study of all Olmstead County, Minnesota, patients undergoing a total hip or knee arthroplasty from 1994 - 2008, reported that patients undergoing a total hip or total knee arthroplasty with a previous history of a cardiac event or a thromboembolic event were associated with an increased risk of a 90-day cardiac or thromboembolic event following surgery (Singh JA, Jensen MR, Harmsen WS, Gabriel SE, Lewallen DG, 2011).
A study using the Danish national resident registries compared all patients undergoing a primary total hip replacement and total knee replacement from 1998 – 2007 to control groups not undergoing one of the procedures and found that the MI rate 2 weeks after total knee replacement was increased 31-fold compared to the control group. The MI rate 2 weeks after total hip replacement was increased 25-fold compared to the control group. (Lalmohamed A, Vestergaard P, Klop C, Grove EL, 2012).
Any preoperative disease state should be identified and managed prior to surgery to minimize the risk of the surgical procedure.
This measure is designed for use by physicians and eligible health care professionals managing ongoing care for all patients undergoing a total knee or hip replacement. This measure addresses the preoperative period.
Clinical Recommendation Statements
ACC/AHA 2014 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
(Fleischer LA, Fleischmann KE, et al. ACC/AHA, 2014)
Perioperative mortality and morbidity due to coronary artery disease (CAD) are untoward complications of noncardiac surgery. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after noncardiac surgery is often associated with prior CAD events. The stability and timing of a recent MI impact the incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality.
A validated risk-prediction tool can be useful in predicting the risk of perioperative MACE in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. (Class IIa Level of Evidence: B)