Colorectal Cancer Screening (Age 45-75)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of MA enrollees aged 45 to 75 (denominator) as of December 31 of the measurement year who had appropriate screenings for colorectal cancer (numerator).
Numerator
The number of Medicare Advantage enrollees aged 45 to 75 as of December 31 of the measurement year who had appropriate screenings for colorectal cancer.
Denominator
The total number of Medicare Advantage enrollees aged 45 to 75 as of December 31 of the measurement year.
Exclusions
Medicare members 66 years of age and older as of December 31 of the measurement year who meet either of the following: (1) Enrolled in an Institutional SNP (I-SNP) any time during the measurement year or (2) Living long-term in an institution any time during the measurement year as identified by the LTI flag in the Monthly Membership Detail Data File. Members 66 years of age and older as of December 31 of the measurement year (all product lines) with frailty (Frailty Value Set) and advanced illness during the measurement year. Members receiving palliative care (Palliative Care Assessment Value Set; Palliative Care Encounter Value Set; Palliative Care Intervention Value Set) during the measurement year
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
HEDIS