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Diabetic Retinopathy: Documentation of Presence or Absence of Macular Edema and Level of Severity of Retinopathy

CBE ID
0088e
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Spring 2025
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed which included documentation of the level of severity of retinopathy and the presence or absence of macular edema during one or more office visits within 12 months

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      Patients who had a dilated macular or fundus exam performed which included documentation of the level of severity of retinopathy AND the presence or absence of macular edema during one or more office visits within 12 months

      1.15 Denominator

      All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy

      Exclusions

      Exceptions:
      Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a dilated macular or fundus examination
      Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a dilated macular or fundus examination

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed EENT Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Steward Organization
      American Academy of Ophthalmology
      Steward POC email
      flum@aao.org
      Steward Organization Copyright

      Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.

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