URSA-CKD-901: Office Visits with HbA1c Results in Claims

Measure Description

Among clinician office visits for patients with diabetes and with an HbA1c performed in the prior 6 months, the percentage with documentation of HbA1c results from that test prior to or following the visit. (Lower values indicate under-documentation of HbA1c results.)

Metadata

• Measure Type: Rate Measure
• Temporal Structure: Event
• Component Class: Normal-Form
• Denominator Case Field: Encounter ID
• Target Direction: Up

Denominator Description

Clinician office visits for patients with diabetes and with a performed HbA1c in the prior 6 months

Numerator Description

Denominator cases with documentation via claims of any HbA1c result between 6 months prior to the visit to 2 weeks following

Related Key Concepts

• CKD Patient
• CKD Stage
• Dialysis Encounter
• Kidney Transplantation Surgery Encounter

FAQs

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