Can Migraine Care Be Reliably Measured?

ACP review finds existing metrics inadequate and identifies data gaps that limit performance measurement.

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The American College of Physicians found no suitable performance measures for migraine care and recommended against a core measure.
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Investigators evaluated existing migraine measures based on validity, reliability, and applicability, focusing on outpatient and internal medicine practices.
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Only one existing measure, related to imaging overuse, was identified but not supported due to outdated guidelines and lack of testing.
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A proposed measure involving triptan and NSAID use was deemed infeasible due to unreliable data capture in electronic health records.
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The ACP emphasized that current measurement limitations reflect challenges in data capture and documentation, not deficiencies in migraine care.

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