Quality Measure

This is a custom measure for podiatrists that is square in the clinical domain of Podiatry. The Hammer Toe Outcome is the percentage of patients who have lesser toe deformity (hammer and claw tows) causing pain that receive any type of treatment and have significant reduction in pain as a result of that intervention.

Measure 47: Advance Care Planning is a quality measure that podiatrists can meet. Advance care planning involves speaking to patients about their plans in healthcare in advance. You can get a full 10 points on this measure.