Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Eye Exam (Retinal) Performed
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who had an eye exam (retinal) performed.
Numerator
Patients who received an eye screening for diabetic retinal disease. This includes people with diabetes who had the following: (1) a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional (optometrists or ophthalmologist) in the measurement year, (2) a negative retinal exam or dilated eye exam (negative for retinopathy) by an eye care professional in the year prior to the measurement year, (3) Bilateral eye enucleation anytime during the patient's history through December 31 of the measurement year.
Denominator
Patients 18-75 years of age by the end of the measurement year who had a diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.
Exclusions
Exclude patients who use hospice services or elect to use a hospice benefit any time during the measurement year, regardless of when the services began. Exclusions (optional): Exclude patients who did not have a diagnosis of diabetes, in any setting, AND who had a diagnosis of gestational or steroid-induced diabetes, in any setting, during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year; Exclude patients 65 and older with an advanced illness condition and frailty.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Reporting is specific to sub-program