Hypertension: Annual Dyslipidaemia Screening Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients ≥18 to ≤85 years of age who had a diagnosis of essential hypertension and who had a complete lipid profile performed for screening of dyslipidaemia.
Numerator
Patients in the denominator population who had a complete lipid profile performed for screening of dyslipidaemia within 12 months (prior to the end of reporting quarter).
Denominator
Total number of unique patients ≥18 to ≤85 years of age, with hypertension related outpatient visit/s during the reporting quarter AND who had at least 2 hypertension related outpatient visits within 09 months (prior to the reporting quarter).
Exclusions
Documentation of end stage renal disease (ESRD) (within denominator time-frame), renal transplant (before or during the reporting quarter), pregnancy (during the reporting quarter) and all ABM Mandate encounters.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Centrally collected claim data (KEH) and patient medical record.