HIV medical visit frequency
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, with a diagnosis of HIV who had at least one medical visit in each 6-month period of the 24-month measurement period with a minimum of 60 days between medical visits. A medical visit is any visit in an outpatient/ambulatory care setting with a nurse practitioner, physician, and/or a physician assistant who provides comprehensive HIV care.
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2015
Do Not Support
Facility
Measure Info
NQF 2079, 3209eNQF EndorsedCQMC Core Measure
Measure Type:
Process
Measure Steward:
Health Resources Services Administration
Clinical Topic Area:
HIV
Care Setting:
Outpatient
Data Source:
Paper Medical Records
ACP does not support this measure because it is based on outdated guidelines (two CD4 counts per year is no longer the standard; increased intervals for patients that are consistently virologically suppressed) and does not take into account virtual visits or telephone calls for patients who are consistently virologically suppressed.