CMS 153 - Chlamydia Screening for Women

• Patient’s age is calculated based on the patient’s Date of Birth, which was entered when you created the patient’s account.
• Create a note detailing the patient’s office visit.
• A diagnosis of "HIV", "Complications of Pregnancy", "Childbirth and the Puerperium", or "Diagnoses Used to Indicate Sexual Activity" documented in Problems will classify a woman as sexually active.
• Contraceptives documented in Medications will classify a woman as sexually active.
• "Pregnancy Test", "Pap Test", "Lab Tests during Pregnancy", "Lab Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections", or "Diagnostic Studies during Pregnancy" documented under Labs/Studies will classify a woman as sexually active.
• "Procedures Used to Indicate Sexual Activity " documented under Hospitalizations/Procedures in History will classify a woman as sexually active.
• Patients marked as "Sexually active" in Social History are also included in the denominator.

• "Pregnancy Test" order is created under Labs/Studies and results are entered and then signed by the clinician. These patients will be excluded from the denominator.
• "X-Ray Studies" is documented under Labs/Studies. These patients will be excluded from the denominator.

Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.

• Hospice is documented under Hospice in History. These patients will be excluded from the denominator.

• The "Chlamydia Test" is ordered under Labs/Studies and results are entered and then signed by the clinician.

• Enter Procedure Codes including E/M Codes, HCPCS, or CPT Codes as applicable on the Charge Capture
• Complete and sign the note

Once all steps have been completed, the measure will be added to the Quality Measures Report.