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Asthma Admission Rate (PDI 14)

  • Admissions with a principal diagnosis of asthma per 100,000 population, ages 2 through 17 years. Excludes cases with a diagnosis code for cystic fibrosis and anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions.

    [NOTE: The software provides the rate per population. However, common practice reports the measure as per 100,000 population. The user must multiply the rate obtained from the software by 100,000 to report admissions per 100,000 population.]

    CBE ID
    0728

Asthma assessment

  • Percentage of patients who were evaluated during at least one office visit for the frequency (numeric) of daytime and nocturnal asthma symptoms

    CBE ID
    0001

Asthma Emergency Department Visits

  • Percentage of patients with asthma who have greater than or equal to one visit to the emergency room for asthma during the measurement period.

    CBE ID
    1381

Asthma in Younger Adults Admission Rate (PQI 15)

  • Admissions for a principal diagnosis of asthma per 100,000 population, ages 18 to 39 years. Excludes admissions with an indication of cystic fibrosis or anomalies of the respiratory system, obstetric admissions, and transfers from other institutions.

    CBE ID
    0283

Asthma: Pharmacologic Therapy for Persistent Asthma

  • Percentage of patients aged 5 years and older with a diagnosis of persistent asthma who were prescribed long-term control medication

    Three rates are reported for this measure:
    1. Patients prescribed inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as their long term control medication
    2. Patients prescribed other alternative long term control medications (non-ICS)
    3. Total patients prescribed long-term control medication

    CBE ID
    0047

Atherosclerotic Disease - Lipid Panel Monitoring

  • The percentage of patients aged 12 years and older with coronary artery disease, or 18 years and older with cerebrovascular disease or peripheral vascular disease that have been screened for dyslipidemia with a lipid profile

    CBE ID
    0616e