Members with phosphorus level blood tests during the measurement year.
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Members with at least 1 inpatient diagnosis of chronic kidney disease during the year prior to the measurement year or members with at least 2 diagnoses of chronic kidney disease in an outpatient setting during the measurement year or year prior (at least 1 of which must be during the year prior to the measurement year).
All physicians who saw the patient during the measurement year are scored on this measure.
Exclusions
Exclusions
Members who are on dialysis or in hospice during the measurement year. Members who were hospitalized during the numerator time frame and did not fulfill numerator criteria.
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