Population: Community, County or City

Percentage of patients, aged 13 years and older, who were screened for high risk sexual behaviors at least once within 12 months.

Percentage of patients, aged 13 years and older, who were screened for injection drug use at least once within 12 months.

Percentage of patients aged 13 years and older with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS for whom syphilis screening was performed during the measurement year

This measure identifies the percentage of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis who received hydroxychloroquine during the measurement year and had a fundoscopic examination during the measurement year or in the year prior to the measurement year

Percentage of patients aged 20 years and older with risk factors for coronary artery disease who have an elevated LDL-C and who are taking a lipid lowering agent or have initiated therapeutic lifestyle changes

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of ESRD and receiving dialysis who received the influenza immunization during the flu season (September through February)

This measure identifies the percentage of patients taking lithium who have had at least one creatinine test after the earliest observed lithium prescription during the measurement year.

This measure identifies the percentage of patients taking lithium who have had at least one lithium level test after the earliest observed lithium prescription during the measurement year.

This measure identifies the percentage of patients taking lithium who have had at least one thyroid function test after the earliest observed lithium prescription during the measurement year.

Low birth weight (< 2,500 grams) infants per 1,000 newborns. Excludes transfers from other institutions.

[NOTE: The software provides the rate per newborn. However, common practice reports the measure as per 1,000 newborns. The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 1,000 to report admissions per 1,000 newborns.]

[NOTE: This indicator can be calculated in SAS QI Software Version 4.5 using either the PDI Module or the PQI #9 Standalone Module.]