Percentage of patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of gout treated with urate-lowering therapy (ULT) for at least 12 months, whose most recent serum urate result is less than 6.8 mg/dL.
The percentage of children aged 5 to 17 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) that had a Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test during the measurement year.
Median time from emergency department arrival to time of initial oral, intranasal or parenteral pain medication administration for emergency department patients with a principal diagnosis of long bone fracture (LBF).
This measure identifies adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were prescribed at least a 6-month supply of methotrexate during the measurement year and received a CBC test within 120 days (3 months + 1 month grace period) following the earliest observed methotrexate prescription claim
This measure identifies adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were prescribed at least a 6-month supply of methotrexate during the measurement year and received a serum creatinine test in the 120 days (3 months + 1 month grace period) after the earliest observed methotrexate prescription claim.
This measure identifies adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were prescribed at least a 6-month supply of methotrexate during the measurement year and received a liver function test (LFT) in the 120 days (3 months + 1 month grace period) following the earliest observed methotrexate prescription claim.
This measure identifies adult patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis during the first 8 months of the measurement year who received erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) lab tests either 4 months (3 months + 1-month grace period) before or after the initial diagnosis.
Type of score: Proportion
Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of OA with an assessment for use of anti-inflammatory or analgesic OTC medications
Type of score: Proportion
Percentage of patient visits for patients aged 21 years and older with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis with assessment for function and pain
Percentage of patients aged 50 years or older with fracture of the hip, spine or distal radius that had a central DXA measurement ordered or performed or pharmacologic therapy prescribed