Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C who are receiving antiviral treatment for whom quantitative hepatitis C Virus (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) testing was performed between 4-12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C who were prescribed at a minimum peginterferon and ribavirin therapy within the 12 month reporting period
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who are hepatitis C antibody positive seen for an initial evaluation for whom hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing was ordered or previously performed
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of hepatitis C who were counseled regarding the risks of alcohol consumption at least once within the 12 month reporting period
Percentage of female patients aged 18 to 44 years and all men aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis chronic hepatitis C who are receiving antiviral treatment who were counseled regarding contraception prior to the initiation of antiviral treatment
This measure identifies the percentage of patients with chronic Hepatitis C (HCV) who began HCV antiviral therapy during the measurement year and had HCV Viral Load testing 6 months prior to initiation of antiviral therapy.
Proportion of female patients (aged 18 years and older) with breast cancer who are human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu negative who are not administered HER2-targeted therapies
Proportion of female patients (aged 18 years and older) with breast cancer who receive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) testing for overexpression or gene amplification
To ensure that members diagnosed or seeking treatment for sexually transmitted diseases be screened for HIV.
Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS, with at least two visits during the measurement year, with at least 90 days between each visit: aged 13 years and older who have a history of a CD4 count less than or equal to 500 cells/mm3; aged 13 years and older who have a history of an AIDS-defining illness, regardless of CD4 count; or who are pregnant, regardless of CD4 count or age, who were prescribed potent antiretroviral therapy