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Annual Monitoring for Patients on Persistent Medications (MPM)

CBE ID
2371
Project
Patient Safety
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Fall 2018
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

This measure assesses the percentage of patients 18 years of age and older who received a least 180 treatment days of ambulatory medication therapy for a select therapeutic agent during the measurement year and at least one therapeutic monitoring event for the therapeutic agent in the measurement year. Report the following three rates and a total rate:

- Rate 1: Annual Monitoring for patients on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB): At least one serum potassium and a serum creatinine therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.

- Rate 2: Annual monitoring for patients on diuretics: At least one serum potassium and a serum creatinine therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.

- Total rate (the sum of the two numerators divided by the sum of the two denominators)

  • Measure Type
    Process
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    No
    Level Of Analysis
    Health Plan
    Integrated Delivery System
    Care Setting
    Outpatient Services
    Numerator

    This measure is reported as two rates and a total rate.

    Rate 1: Annual monitoring for patients on ACE inhibitors or ARBs: the number of patients with at least one serum potassium and serum creatinine therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.



    Rate 2: Annual monitoring for patients on diuretics: the number of patients with at least one serum potassium and serum creatinine therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.

    Total rate: sum of the 2 numerators.

    Denominator

    Patients age 18 and older as of the end of the measurement year (e.g., December 31) who are on selected persistent medications (ACE Inhibitors/ARB or Diuretics.)

    Exclusions

    Exclude patients who use hospice services or elect to use a hospice benefit any time during the measurement year, regardless of when the services began.

    Exclude patients who had an acute or nonacute inpatient encounter during the measurement year.

    Testing Data Sources
    Claims Data
    Electronic Health Data
    Electronic Health Records: Electronic Health Records
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Safety Fall Cycle 2018
    Initial Endorsement
    Endorsement Status
    Endorsement Removed
    Last Updated
    Removal Date