Type of Score: Proportion
Percentage of patients aged 50 years and older with a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who had a dilated macular examination performed which included documentation of the presence or absence of macular thickening or hemorrhage AND the level of macular degeneration severity during one or more office visits within 12 months
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Patients who had a dilated macular examination performed which included documentation of the presence or absence of macular thickening or hemorrhage AND the level of macular degeneration severity during one or more office visits within 12 months
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1.15 Denominator
All patients aged 50 years and older with a diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration
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Exclusions
Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a dilated macular examination
Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a dilated macular examination
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OLD 1.12 MAT output not attachedAttached
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed EENT Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014Initial 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)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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