Potentially Inappropriate Medications for Patients With Dementia
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of older adults with diagnosed dementia who had a dispensed prescription for antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, tricyclic antidepressants or anticholinergic agent. This is reported as Potentially Harmful Drug-Disease Interactions in Older Adults, which assesses adults 65 years of age and older who have a specific disease or condition (chronic kidney disease, dementia, history of falls) and were dispensed a prescription for a medication that could exacerbate it.
Numerator
Number of older adults with diagnosed dementia who had a dispensed prescription for antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, tricyclic antidepressants or anticholinergic agent.
Denominator
Number of older adults with diagnosed dementia.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) collects HEDIS data from health plans and other health care organisations. NCQA collects Medicare and Exchange data on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), collects Medicaid HEDIS data on behalf of state agencies and collects commercial data on behalf of states and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Plans and organisations that submit the HOQ will have automatic access to the Interactive Data Submission System (IDSS) that NCQA uses to collect non-survey HEDIS data.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Online on web.archive.org/web/20240805090315/https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/medication-management-in-older-adults/ Data also included NCQA's Health Plan Report Card, Quality Compass®, Health Plan Ratings and a variety of state and local report cards to inform patients, purchasers, providers and plans about the performance of our local and national health care systems. HEDIS data are used to calculate national performance statistics and benchmarks, and to set standards for measures included in NCQA's Accreditation program.