Percentage of patients aged 18-85 years with a diagnosis of diabetes who received a kidney health evaluation defined by an Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) AND Urine Albumin-Creatine Ratio (uACR) within the measurement period.
Numerator
Patients who received a kidney health evaluation defined by an eGFR and a uACR within the measurement period
Results must be entered into Amazing Charts in one of the following ways:
- Electronic Result: Imported from HL7 Lab Interface. Results must be named "eGFR" and "uACR"
- Tracked Data: Entered into Tracked Data on the Summary Sheet
- From the patient’s chart, select “Summary Sheet” tab at the top of the chart
- The “Tracked Data” section will be on the right of the page. Click “Add/Edit”
- Enter "eGFR" into the Item
- Enter the Value
- Enter the date collected
- Select “Move Data To Grid” and then click “Ok”
- Enter "uACR" into the Item
- Enter the Value
- Enter the date collected
- Select “Move Data To Grid” and then click “Ok”
- Select “Save and Close”
Note: BOTH results need to be entered for the measure to count.
Denominator
All patients aged 18-85 years with a diagnosis of diabetes at the start of the measurement period, with a visit during the measurement period
In order for patients to qualify for the measure, they must:
- Age between 18-85
- Has an active diagnosis of diabetes at the start of the measurement period (new diagnosis of diabetes made during the measurement period will not count)
- One eligible visit during the measurement period
- This must be an office visit CPT entered into Amazing Charts during sign off
Exclusions:
- Exclude patients whose hospice or palliative care overlaps the measurement period:
- Identified in the patient's Alerts and Directives, located in the demographic screen or the Summary Sheet, in the name, text or comments saved with that alert/directive. The Alert/Directive should include either of the following phrases:
- palliative
- hospice
- Identified in the patient's Alerts and Directives, located in the demographic screen or the Summary Sheet, in the name, text or comments saved with that alert/directive. The Alert/Directive should include either of the following phrases:
- Exclude patients with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease active during the measurement period
- Exclude patients with a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease, Stage 5 active during the measurement period