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Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia

CBE ID
1879
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 individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for antipsychotic medications and had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for antipsychotic medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

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

      Individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for antipsychotic medications and have a PDC of at least 0.8 for antipsychotic medications.

      1.15 Denominator

      Individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and at least two prescription drug claims for antipsychotic medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

      Exclusions

      Individuals with any diagnosis of dementia during the measurement period.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Behavioral Health and Substance Use Spring Cycle 2018
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      Not Applicable, the measure is in the public domain.

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