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Proportion of patients with hypercalcemia

CBE ID
1454
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of adult dialysis patients with a 3-month rolling average of total uncorrected calcium (serum or plasma) greater than 10.2 mg/dL (hypercalcemia)

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of patient-months in the denominator with 3-month rolling average of total uncorrected serum (or plasma) calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL

      1.15 Denominator

      Number of patient-months among adult (greater than or equal to 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis patients under the care of the dialysis facility for the entire reporting month who have had ESRD for greater than 90 days.

      Exclusions

      Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include all patients who have not been in the facility the entire reporting month (transient patients), and patients who have had ESRD for <91 days. There are no additional exclusions for this measure.

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      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
      Helen.Dollar-Maples@cms.hhs.gov
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                Planned Use
                6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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