URSA-CKD-001: CKD Patient PMPM Plan Spending
  • 28 Jun 2025
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URSA-CKD-001: CKD Patient PMPM Plan Spending

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Article summary

Measure Description

Among living plan members with CKD, plan spending per member, per month.

Metadata

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

Denominator Description

Each denominator observation represents a patient-period during which the patient (1) met the criteria for CKD; (2) was a member in a health plan; and (3) had claims data coverage. The denominator contribution is the length of time of the observation period, expressed in units of months.

Numerator Description

Each numerator record represents a medical or pharmacy claim header or service line item record with a non-zero plan paid amount and with a claim covered start date falling within a qualifying denominator observation period. The numerator contribution is the plan paid amount associated with that claim header or service line item.

Published Fields

  • Data Model Keys

    • Patient ID
    • Primary Plan ID
    • Primary Payor ID
    • Empirical Attributee Individual Nephrology Provider ID
    • Empirical Attributee Nephrology Group Provider ID
  • Date Fields

    • Current Continuous Primary Payor Membership Episode Start Date
    • Current Continuous Primary Payor Membership Episode End Date
    • Current Dialysis Episode Start Date
    • Current Dialysis Episode End Date
    • Segment Start Date -- The start date of the reporting segment. (See also [URSA-CORE] Reporting Segment)
    • Segment End Date -- The end date of the reporting segment. (See also [URSA-CORE] Reporting Segment)
    • Segmented Period Start Date
    • Segmented Period End Date
  • Module Fields

    • CKD Stage Category
    • Is CKD Stage 1
    • Is CKD Stage 2
    • Is CKD Stage 3
    • Is CKD Stage 4
    • Is CKD Stage 5
    • Is ESRD
    • Is CKD Stage Unknown
    • Is CKD Stage 3 or Higher
    • Is CKD Stage 4 or Higher
    • Is Chronic Dialysis Patient
    • Is History of Kidney Transplantation
  • Patient Fields

    • Patient Date of Birth
    • Is Patient Alive
    • Patient Age Integer
    • Patient Age Category Tier 1
    • Patient Age Category Tier 2
    • Patient Sex Category
    • Count Hospital Inpatient Admissions in Last 12 Months
    • Count ED Visits Without Inpatient Admissions in Last 12 Months
  • Provider Fields

    • CKD Physician Management Category
    • Plan Attributee Provider Description
    • Count Nephrology Provider Visits in Last 12 Months
    • Empirical Attributee Individual Nephrology Provider Description
    • Empirical Attributee Nephrology Group Provider Description
    • Count Primary Care Visits for CKD in Last 12 Months
    • Primary Care Engagement Category
    • Count Primary Care Visits in Last 36 Months
    • Empirical Attributee Primary Care Provider Group Description
    • Empirical Attributee Individual Primary Care Provider Description
    • Count Visits with Attributee Individual Primary Care Provider in Last 36 Months
    • Count Visits with Attributee Primary Care Provider Group in Last 36 Months
  • Clinical Services Fields

    • Is Hospice in Last 12 Months
    • Is Last Dialysis Modality Hemodialysis
    • Is Last Dialysis Modality Peritoneal Dialysis
  • Diagnosis Fields

    • Count CCW Conditions
    • Is CCW System Behavioral Health
    • Is CCW System Cardiovascular
    • Is CCW System Genitourinary
    • Is CCW System Musculoskeletal
    • Is CCW System Pulmonary
    • Is CCW Acquired Hypothyroidism
    • Is CCW Acute Myocardial Infarction
    • Is CCW Alzheimers Disease
    • Is CCW Anemia
    • Is CCW Anxiety Disorders
    • Is CCW Asthma
    • Is CCW Atrial Fibrillation
    • Is CCW Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
    • Is CCW Bipolar Disorder
    • Is CCW Breast Cancer
    • Is CCW Cataract
    • Is CCW CKD
    • Is CCW COPD and Bronchiectasis
    • Is CCW Colorectal Cancer
    • Is CCW Depression
    • Is CCW Depressive Disorders
    • Is CCW Diabetes
    • Is CCW Endometrial Cancer
    • Is CCW Glaucoma
    • Is CCW Heart Failure
    • Is CCW Ischemic Heart Disease
    • Is CCW Hip or Pelvic Fracture
    • Is CCW Hyperlipidemia
    • Is CCW Hypertension
    • Is CCW Lung Cancer
    • Is CCW Osteoporosis
    • Is CCW Prostate Cancer
    • Is CCW Rheumatoid Arthritis or Osteoarthritis
    • Is CCW Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
    • Is CCW Schizophrenia or Other Psychotic Disorders
    • CCW Count Category
    • Is CCW Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders or Senile Dementia
    • CCW Systems Category
    • Count CCW Systems
    • Is CCW System Congenital
    • Is CCW System Endocrine/Metabolic
    • Is CCW System Hematologic
    • Is CCW System Neurological
    • Is CCW System Oncologic
    • Is CCW System Ophthalmologic
    • Is CCW System Other
  • Location Fields

    • Patient ZIP Code 5-Digit
    • UW HIP ADI Quintile Category
  • Insurance Fields

    • Is Any Current Plan Membership
    • Primary Plan Description
    • Primary Plan Financial Class Description
  • Numerator Fields

    • Document ID
    • Claim ID
    • Claim Service Line Item ID
    • Billing Provider ID
    • Payor ID
    • Plan ID
    • Source ID
    • Document Effective Date
    • Document Type Category
    • Claim Class Category
    • Ursa Setting Tier 1 Description
    • Ursa Encounter Type Tier 1 Category
    • Ursa Service Type Tier 1 Description
    • Billing Provider Description
    • CMS Type of Bill Code
    • CMS Place of Service Code
    • CMS Place of Service Description
    • HCPCS Code
    • HCPCS Description
    • CMS Revenue Center Code
    • CMS Revenue Center Description
    • Principal Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Code
    • Principal Diagnosis ICD-10-CM Description
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Diagnosis Category Tier 1 Description
    • Principal Diagnosis AHRQ CCS Diagnosis Category Tier 2 Description
    • NDC Code
    • Label Description
    • AHFS Therapeutic Class Tier 1 Description
    • AHFS Therapeutic Class Tier 2 Description
    • Document Allowed Amount
    • Document Plan Paid Amount
    • Document Patient Paid Amount
  • [No Field Group]

    • Ursa Serial ID
  • Measure Fields

    • Denominator
    • Numerator

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