Outpatient Services

Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of AOE who were prescribed topical preparations.

The measure addresses adherence to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). The measure is reported as the percentage of eligible individuals with diabetes mellitus who had at least two prescriptions for ACEIs/ARBs and who have a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

Average proportion of days covered (PDC) for individuals with antiplatelet therapy during the 12 months following implantation of a coronary artery drug-eluting stent (DES) or a bare-metal stent (BMS).

Percentage of individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for antipsychotic medications and had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for antipsychotic medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

Percentage of individuals at least 18 years of age as of the beginning of the measurement period with bipolar I disorder who had at least two prescription drug claims for mood stabilizer medications and had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for mood stabilizer medications during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

The measure addresses adherence to oral diabetes agents (ODA). The measure is reported as the percentage of eligible individuals with diabetes mellitus who had at least two prescriptions for a single oral diabetes agent or at least two prescriptions for multiple agents within a diabetes drug class and who have a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 for at least one diabetes drug class during the measurement period (12 consecutive months)

The percentage of individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease presumed to be of atherosclerotic origin, who are prescribed statin therapy that had a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) for statin medications of at least 0.8 during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

To ensure that members who are taking statins to treat hyperlipidemia filled sufficient medication to have at least 80% coverage during the measurement year.

The measure addresses adherence to statins. The measure is reported as the percentage of eligible individuals with diabetes mellitus who had at least two prescriptions for statins and who have a Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) of at least 0.8 during the measurement period (12 consecutive months).

The percentage of adults 19 years of age and older who are up-to-date on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) recommended routine vaccines for influenza, tetanus and diphtheria (Td) or tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis (Tdap), zoster and pneumococcal.