Acute Otitis Externa: Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy – Avoidance of Inappropriate Use
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Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of AOE who were not prescribed systemic antimicrobials.
CBE ID0654
Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of AOE who were not prescribed systemic antimicrobials.
Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of AOE who were prescribed topical preparations.
The proportion of encounters at which antibiotics prescribed to patients aged 2 months to 12 years for Acute Otitis Media (AOM) conform to the AAP/AAFP recommendation for first-line use of amoxicillin.
To ensure that members who are taking statins to treat hyperlipidemia filled sufficient medication to have at least 80% coverage during the measurement year.
Percentage of calendar months within a 12-month period during which a hemoglobin level is measured for patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) (stage 4 or 5, not receiving Renal Replacement Therapy [RRT]) or End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (who are on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) who are also receiving erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) therapy have a hemoglobin level > 12.0 g/dL
Percentage of calendar months within a 12-month period during which patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving hemodialysis three times a week for >= 90 days have a spKt/V >= 1.2
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving peritoneal dialysis who have a total Kt/V >= 1.7 per week measured once every 4 months
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (stage 3, 4, or 5, not receiving Renal Replacement Therapy [RRT]) who had a fasting lipid profile performed at least once within a 12-month period
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a new diagnosis or recurrent episode of major depressive disorder (MDD) with evidence that they met the DSM-IV-TR criteria for MDD AND for whom there is an assessment of depression severity during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) with a suicide risk assessment completed during the visit in which a new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified