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Diabetes and Elevated HbA1C – Use of Diabetes Medications

CBE ID
0630
1.5 Project
National Voluntary Consensus Standards For Clinically Enriched Administrative Data
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.0 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Single Measure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Full Year 2009
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

The percentage of patients aged 18 to75 years with a diagnosis of diabetes whose most recent HbA1c value is between 8 and 10 percent and who are taking metformin.

Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
Process
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
No
1.8 Level of Analysis
Clinician: Group/Practice
Clinician: Individual
Facility
Health Plan
Integrated Delivery System
Other
Population: Community, County or City
Population: Regional and State
1.9 Care Setting
Home Care
Outpatient Services
1.20 Types of Data Sources
Claims Data
Electronic Health Data
Electronic Health Records: Electronic Health Records
Instrument-Based Data
Other