Total Knee Replacement
Outcome Measures Specifications
2016 Report Year
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Dates of Procedure
Summary of Changes
 PROMIS-10 replaced EQ5D-5L as the allowed tool for assessing health related quality
of life. (Note: The 2016 Report Year allows either tool to be used; the 2017 Report
Year will require assessment with the PROMIS-10 exclusively.)
 Removed coding tables and replaced all coding table references with value set
references
Measure
Total Knee Replacement: Average change in functional status
Description
The average change (preoperative to one year post-operative) in functional status for
patients 18 years of age or older who had a primary or revision total knee replacement
surgery
Results for primary and revision knee surgeries are reported separately.
Measurement Period
Procedures occurring on January 1 through December 31, 2014
Eligible Population
Eligible Specialties
Orthopedic Surgery
Eligible Providers
Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Ages
18 years of age or older as of January 1 of the measurement
period
Event
Primary or revision total knee replacement surgery (Primary TKR
Value Set, Revision TKR Value Set) performed by an eligible
provider in an eligible specialty during the measurement period
Denominator
Patients within the eligible population whose functional status was measured by the
Oxford Knee Score within three months preoperatively AND at one year (+/- 3 months)
postoperatively
Numerator
The average change (preoperative to one year post-operative) in functional status for all
patients in the denominator
Exclusions
None
Measure Scoring
Number, 48 point scale
Results are always stratified as follows:


Average change in functional status, Primary total knee replacement
Average change in functional status, Revision total knee replacement
Interpretation of Score
Higher score indicates better quality
Measure Type
Outcome
Measure
Total Knee Replacement: Average change in health related quality of life
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Total Knee Replacement
Outcome Measures Specifications
2016 Report Year
01/01/2014 to 12/31/2014 Dates of Procedure
Description
The average change (preoperative to one year post-operative) in health related quality
of life for patients 18 years of age or older who had a primary or revision total knee
replacement surgery
Results for primary and revision knee surgeries are reported separately.
Measurement Period
Procedures occurring on January 1 through December 31, 2014
Eligible Population
Eligible Specialties
Orthopedic Surgery
Eligible Providers
Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
Ages
18 years of age or older as of January 1 of the measurement
period
Event
Primary or revision total knee replacement surgery (Primary TKR
Value Set, Revision TKR Value Set) performed by an eligible
provider in an eligible specialty during the measurement period
Denominator
Patients within the eligible population whose health related quality of life was measured
by the EQ5D-5L or PROMIS-10 within three months preoperatively AND at one year (+/3 months) postoperatively
Numerator
The average change (preoperative to one year post-operative) in health related quality
of life for all patients in the denominator
Exclusions
None
Measure Scoring
Number, 100 point scale
Results are always stratified as follows:


Average change in health related quality of life, Primary total knee replacement
Average change in health related quality of life, Revision total knee replacement
Interpretation of Score
Higher score indicates better quality
Measure Type
Outcome
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