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The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who received a foot exam (visual inspection and sensory exam with mono filament and a pulse exam) during the measurement year.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients who received a foot exam (visual inspection and sensory exam with monofilament and pulse exam) during the measurement period.
Denominator
Patients 18-75 years of age by the end of the measurement year who had a diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) during the measurement year.
Exclusions
-Patients with a diagnosis of secondary diabetes due to another condition (e.g. a diagnosis of gestational or steroid-induced diabetes)
-Patients who have had either a bilateral amputation above or below the knee, or both a left and right amputation above or below the knee before or during the measurement period.
-Exclude patients who were in hospice care during the measurement year
Measure Record
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