Hydroxyurea Use Among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia
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The percentage of children ages 1 to 18 years with sickle cell anemia (SCA) who were dispensed hydroxyurea for at least 300 days within the measurement year.
CBE ID3595
The percentage of children ages 1 to 18 years with sickle cell anemia (SCA) who were dispensed hydroxyurea for at least 300 days within the measurement year.
The inappropriate diagnosis of CAP in hospitalized medical patients (or “Inappropriate Diagnosis of CAP”) measure is a process measure that evaluates the annual proportion of hospitalized adult medical patients treated for CAP who do not meet diagnostic criteria for pneumonia (thus are inappropriately diagnosed and treated).
The inappropriate diagnosis of UTI in hospitalized medical patients (or “Inappropriate Diagnosis of UTI”) measure is a process measure that evaluates the annual proportion of hospitalized adult medical patients treated for UTI who do not meet diagnostic criteria for UTI (thus are inappropriately diagnosed and overtreated).