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Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Testing

CBE ID
0057
1.4 Project
Primary Care and Chronic Illness
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Spring 2018
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who received an HbA1c test during the measurement year.

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Patients who had an HbA1c test performed during the measurement year.

    • 1.15 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 or the year prior to the measurement year.

    • Exclusions

      Exclude patients who use hospice services or elect to use a hospice benefit any time during the measurement year, regardless of when the services began.

      Exclusions (optional):
      -Members who do not have a diagnosis of diabetes in any setting, during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year and who had a diagnosis of gestational diabetes or steroid-induced diabetes in any setting, during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Primary Care and Chronic Illness Spring Cycle 2018
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
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