A patient will be counted in the numerator if they received a fall risk screening using the Morse Fall Scale assessment tool or through another screening method during the Measurement Period. Morse Fall Scale To document a screening using the Morse Fall Scale: Go to Encounter > Flowsheets/Labs > Standard FlowsheetsClick Add New FlowsheetSelect the Fall Risk Screening flowsheet and click AddClick Add ColumnSelect a Value for all questions in the screeningClick OK to save Other Screening Methods To document the performance of a fall risk screening with a different screening tool: Go to Encounter > Flowsheets/Labs > Standard FlowsheetsClick Add New FlowsheetSelect the Fall Risk Screening flowsheet and click AddClick Add ColumnSelect the Done checkbox for Other fall risk assessment performedClick OK to save Sevocity Best Practice If Other fall risk assessment performed is selected, the name of the screening tool should be documented in the encounter in which it was performed

CMS 139v9: Falls: Screening for Future Falls Risk

Updated June 8, 2026 2 minute read

Measure: Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were screened for future fall risk during the measurement period
Measure Type	High Priority Measure	Scoring
Process	Yes	A higher percentage indicates better quality

Denominator	Patients aged 65 years and older with a visit during the measurement period
Numerator	Patients who were screened for future fall risk at least once within the measurement period
Denominator Exceptions	None
Denominator Exclusions	Patients whose hospice care overlaps the measurement period

Denominator

Patients who meet the following criteria will be included in the denominator:

Age is ≥ 65 years at the beginning of the Measurement Period
AND
Have at least one eligible encounter during the Measurement Period finalized by the EC/EP

Encounter Codes Eligible for Denominator

CPT: 99201, 99202, 99203, 99204, 99205, 99212, 99213, 99214, 99215, 99395, 99396, 99397, 99385, 99386, 99387, 99341, 99342, 99343, 99344, 99345, 99347, 99348, 99349, 99350, 92002, 92004, 92012, 92014, 99401, 99402, 99403, 99404, 99315, 99316, 99318, 99304, 99305, 99306, 99307, 99308, 99309, 99310, 99324, 99325, 99326, 99327, 99328, 99334, 99335, 99336, 99337, 92540, 92541, 92542, 92548

HCPCS: G0438, G0439

Denominator Exclusions

Patients who were in hospice care during the Measurement Period will be excluded from the measure.

To document hospice care services as a procedure, go to Encounter > Orders/Procedure > Orders/Referrals and click Add to add one of the eligible codes listed below:

SNOMED CT: 385763009, 385765002

Order Status must be marked as Pending or Complete.

Note

SNOMED CT codes must be added as a Favorite in Preferences > Form Data > Orders to be accessible from the Orders/Referrals tab.

Numerator

A patient will be counted in the numerator if they received a fall risk screening using the Morse Fall Scale assessment tool or through another screening method during the Measurement Period.

Morse Fall Scale

To document a screening using the Morse Fall Scale:

Go to Encounter > Flowsheets/Labs > Standard Flowsheets
Click Add New Flowsheet
Select the Fall Risk Screening flowsheet and click Add
Click Add Column
Select a Value for all questions in the screening
Click OK to save

Other Screening Methods

To document the performance of a fall risk screening with a different screening tool:

Go to Encounter > Flowsheets/Labs > Standard Flowsheets
Click Add New Flowsheet
Select the Fall Risk Screening flowsheet and click Add
Click Add Column
Select the Done checkbox for Other fall risk assessment performed
Click OK to save

Sevocity Best Practice

If Other fall risk assessment performed is selected, the name of the screening tool should be documented in the encounter in which it was performed

eCQI Reference

https://ecqi.healthit.gov/ecqm/ep/2021/cms139v9

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