| Measure Name: | Screening for Type 2 Diabetes |
| QCDR Measure ID: | PPRNET31 |
| QCDR Measure Type | Existing Approved QCDR Measure With No Changes |
| NQF ID Number (if applicable) | N/A |
| High Priority Type: | N/A |
| Measure Type: | Process |
| NQS Domain: | Community/Population Health |
| Inverse Measure? | No |
| Proportional Measure? | Yes |
| Continuous Variable Measure? | No |
| Ratio Measure? | No |
| Number of performance rates to be calculated and submitted in the XML | 1 |
| Risk-Adjusted | No |
| If risk-adjusted, indicate which score is risk-adjusted | N/A |
| Measure Description: | The percentage of patients 40 to 70 years of age who are overweight or obese and have been screened for type 2 diabetes in the past 3 years |
| What one meaningful measure area applies to this measure? | Preventive Care |
| Rational: | The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for abnormal blood glucose in patients ages 40 to 70 who are overweight or obese as part of cardiovascular risk assessment. |
| Denominator: | Patients ages 40 to 70 with BMI >25 |
| Denominator Exclusions: | Patients with an active dx of DM |
| Numerator: | Patients with a glucose test or HbA1c lab result recorded in past 3 years |
| Numerator Exclusions: | None |
| Denominator Exceptions: | None |
Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Print
Modified on: Mon, 28 Jan, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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