Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) seen within a 12-month period who were prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis
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1.14 Numerator
Patients who were prescribed aspirin or clopidogrel
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1.15 Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of coronary artery disease seen within a 12-month period
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Exclusions
Denominator exceptions
• Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing aspirin or clopidogrel (e.g., allergy, intolerance, receiving other thienopyridine therapy, receiving warfarin therapy, bleeding coagulation disorders, other medical reasons)
• Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing aspirin or clopidogrel (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
• Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing aspirin or clopidogrel (e.g., lack of drug availability, other reasons attributable to the health care system)
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OLD 1.12 MAT output not attachedAttached1.13a Data dictionary not attachedNo
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed Cardiovascular Spring Cycle 2020Initial EndorsementLast Updated
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Risk AdjustmentRisk adjustment approachOffRisk adjustment approachOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOff
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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