Percentage of members Patients 18-85 years Patients 18-85 18-85 years as of Most recent BP reading is used. If there is no BP reading recorded during measurement year years who had a who had a diagnosis years who had December 31 of assumed patient’s BP is not controlled. diagnosis of hypertension of hypertension and diagnosis of measurement year. Excludes: ESRD or kidney trans-plant, and whose BP was whose BP was hypertension. Hypertensive if at pregnancy during measurement year adequately controlled adequately controlled least one outpatient Optional: Non-acute inpatient encounter during (<140/90) during (below 140/90) visit with diagnosis measurement year. Most recent BP reading measurement year. during measurement of hypertension. during measurement year (as long as it occurred year. after diagnosis of hypertension was made). If multiple BP measurements occur on same date or are noted in chart on same date, lowest systolic and lowest diastolic BP reading should be used. PQRS Percentage of patients 1885 Patients whose most Patients 18-85 If no BP is recorded during measurement period, years who had patient’s BP is assumed controlled”. years who had a diagnosis recent BP is “not diagnosis of Exclusions: BP readings from patient’s home, of hypertension and whose adequately controlled essential taken during outpatient visit for which sole BP was adequately (systolic BP <140 hypertension within purpose what having diagnostic test or surgical controlled (<140/90 mmHg and diastolic first 6 months of procedure. mmHg) during BP <90 mmHg) measurement If multiple BP measurements on same date measurement year. during measurement period or any time of service, use lowest systolic and lowest period. prior to diastolic BP on that date. measurement period. HP 2020 Adults with hypertension HDS 12) whose BP is under control Target: 61.2% (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years). Baseline: 43.7% (2005-08, 48.9% (2009-12) Target: 61.2%
Percentage of members years who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose BP was adequately controlled (<140/90) during measurement year. Patients 18-85 years who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose BP was adequately controlled (below 140/90) during measurement year. Patients 18-85 years who had diagnosis of hypertension. 18-85 years as of December 31 of measurement year. Hypertensive if at least one outpatient visit with diagnosis of hypertension. Most recent BP reading is used. If there is no BP reading recorded during measurement year assumed patient’s BP is not controlled. Excludes: ESRD or kidney trans-plant, pregnancy during measurement year Optional: Non-acute inpatient encounter during measurement year. Most recent BP reading during measurement year (as long as it occurred after diagnosis of hypertension was made). If multiple BP measurements occur on same date or are noted in chart on same date, lowest systolic and lowest diastolic BP reading should be used. PQRS Percentage of patients 1885 years who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose BP was adequately controlled (<140/90 mmHg) during measurement year. Patients whose most recent BP is adequately controlled (systolic BP <140 mmHg and diastolic BP <90 mmHg) during measurement period. Patients 18-85 years who had diagnosis of essential hypertension within first 6 months of measurement period or any time prior to measurement period. If no BP is recorded during measurement period, patient’s BP is assumed “not controlled”. Exclusions: BP readings from patient’s home, taken during outpatient visit for which sole purpose what having diagnostic test or surgical procedure. If multiple BP measurements on same date of service, use lowest systolic and lowest diastolic BP on that date. HP 2020 Adults with hypertension whose BP is under control (age adjusted, percent, 18+ years). Baseline: 43.7% (2005-08, 48.9% (2009-12) Target: 61.2% HDS 12) Target: 61.2%
20150105_133315_24809.docx