Percentage of patients age 50 and over with fragility fracture who have had appropriate laboratory investigation for secondary causes of fracture ordered or performed prior to discharge from inpatient status.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Patients who have all the specified laboratory tests ordered or performed prior to discharge:
1. Complete blood cell count (CBC)
2. Kidney function test
3. Liver function test
4. Serum calcium
5. 25(OH) Vitamin D level OR Oral Administration of Vitamin D
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1.15 Denominator
Patients age 50 and over discharged from inpatient status with an ICD-10-CM Principal or Other Diagnosis Code of selected fractures as defined in Table 3.1 Vertebral Fracture, Table 4.1 Hip Fracture, or Table 5.1 Other Fracture
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Exclusions
Exclusions are those patients with:
• Age less than 50 years
• “Comfort Measures Only” documented
• Enrollment in a clinical trial pertaining to osteoporosis
• Laboratory testing performed in the prior 12 months
• Expired
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Primary Care and Chronic Illness Fall Cycle 2017Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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This measure resides in the public domain and is not copyrighted
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Risk Adjustment
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