SSD
The in-office procedure that closes this gap in care
Consumer is prescribed a medication classified as an antipsychotic, which can lead to blood sugar changes and diabetes.
Why does the SSD Gap In Care open?
ABC, 123, these are the words that make up "DRE"!
What is a Diabetic Retinopathy Exam?
Batter up! This is a frequently attended doctors appointment that many people mistake for being a full annual wellness visit
What is a sports physial?
The last step in confirming a gap has been closed
What is a PCP call?
This is the reason this gap in care opens
What is being prescribed an antipsychotic medication within the calendar year?
Consumer will need to complete labs/bloodwork within the calendar year to monitor blood sugar levels.
How to close the SSD Gap In Care?
A blood test used to check for prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes in people who do not yet show symptoms.
What is Diabetes Screening or A1C Test?
This many days can go by without a WCV gap showing closed on the consumers chart after the appointment has been attended
What is 90 days?
Quality sheets completed monthly reviewing CM notes for proper Gaps in Care documentation
What are Gap in Care Audits?
This is the most common reason for the inability to close this gap for our consumers
What is being afraid of needles?
Medications can directly block insulin signaling pathways, meaning your body's cells struggle to absorb and utilize glucose properly, resulting in high blood sugar.
What is insulin resistance?
What is smoking?
This is the age span that Wellness visits are tracked through gaps in care
What is 7-21 years old?
This is the name of the data wars sheet where all current open and closed gaps in care can be found
What is the THL Annual Measures report?
The main side effect that can occur when taking an antipsychotic, and is the reason for the gap in care
What is diabetes? (blood sugar irregularities)
A common side effect of many antipsychotics.
What is weight gain?
The disease that is the #1 leading cause of blindness in adults
What is Diabetes?
This is the tab on eCW where any known information about a consumers last WCV date is located
What is the Medical History Tab?
The title for a consumer who has gone to the ER or IP 10 or more times in the last 12 months
This is the hormone produced by the pituitary gland that can cause breast development in young males who take antipsychotic medications if not monitored
What is Prolactin?
Excessive urination, Extreme thirst and feeling unusually tired or losing weight without trying.
What are Warning Signs of High Blood Sugar?
The term used to describe when diabetic retinopathy is detected during a DRE
What is Pathology?