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    URSA-PHARM-012: ED Visits per 1000 Member-Years Chronic Meds
    • 27 Apr 2023
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    URSA-PHARM-012: ED Visits per 1000 Member-Years Chronic Meds

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    Measure Description

    Among active membership periods for patients on a chronic medication, the rate of emergency department visits without inpatient admission per 1000 member-years for patients on chronic meds.

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    • Measure Type: Rate Measure
    • Temporal Structure: Interval
    • Component Class: Long-Form
    • Denominator Case Field: Patient ID
    • Target Direction: Down

    Denominator Description

    The elapsed patient-months among active membership periods.

    Numerator Description

    The count of emergency department visits without admission to inpatient occurring during qualifying denominator membership periods.

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