The percentage of members 18-75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who received an LDL-C test during the measurement year.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Members who had an LDL-C test performed during the measurement year.
Denominator
Members 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 members with a diagnosis of polycystic ovaries who did not have a face-to-face encounter, in any setting, with a diagnosis of diabetes during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year. Diagnosis may occur at any time in the member’s history, but must have occurred by the end of the measurement year.
Exclude members with gestational or steroid-induced diabetes who did not have a face-to-face encounter, in any setting, with a diagnosis of diabetes during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year. Diagnosis may occur during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year, but must have occurred by the end of the measurement year.
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