Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter
Normal Parameters: Age 18 and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Patients with a documented BMI during the encounter or during the previous twelve months, AND when the BMI is outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter.
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1.15 Denominator
Equals Initial Population
Initial Population: All patients 18 and older on the date of the encounter with at least one eligible encounter during the measurement period
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Exclusions
Denominator exclusions include the following:
Patients who are pregnant
Patients receiving palliative care
Patients who refuse measurement of height and/or weight or refuse follow-up
Denominator exceptions include the following:
Patients with a documented Medical Reason
Patients in an urgent or emergent medical situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment would jeopardize the patient´s health status
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Prevention and Population Health Spring Cycle 2020Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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Risk Adjustment
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