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Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Testing

CBE ID
0057
Endorsed
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
E&M Cycle
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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