THE "HA": History and Acronyms
HEDIS
What is The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set?
This screening is required every two years for females ages 50-74.
What is Breast Cancer Screening?
The key to preventing colorectal cancer is regular screenings beginning at this age.
What is 50?
The use of multiple medications and/or administration of multiple medications to treat a single ailment or condition.
What is Polypharmacy?
The place in which one documents the MED REC.
What is TSWF AHLTA Note?
NCQA
What is the National Committee for Quality Assurance's?
Women ages 30-64 require these two tests every five years.
What is PAP test with HPV co-testing?
These patients are excluded from Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Who are patients with colorectal cancer or those who have had a total colectomy?
Three considerations for the more mature patient population.
What is physiological changes, lack of medication education, and seeing multiple specialty providers?
I can check this place to see how our HEDIS Metrics look.
What is CarePoint?
The year in which the NCQA stared collecting data on a nationwide basis for commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare managed care plans.
What is 1997?
This test can be ordered during a non-pap year.
What is a urine GT/GC?
The number of people unaware that they have diabetes.
What is 7 million?
The number of medication errors resulting in death or major injury in 2013.
What is 350?
This type of appointment can help ensure patient's get an accurate medication list.
What is a Medication Therapy Management Appointment with a Clinical Pharmacist?
HEDIS helps to support this segment of the TMA's Quadruple Aim.
What is Population Health?
206,966 females were diagnosed with this medical condition in 2010.
What is Breast Cancer?
This is the magic number to be considered good control.
What is <8?
These are the five items that ensure that you have a complete and accurate medication list.
What is the date in which the list was update, Drug name, dose, frequency, and reason for medication if known?
This type of patient can not see just their Primary Care Provider following hospitalization.
What is a mental health patient?
HEDIS emphasizes these three elements.
What is quality of care, access to care, and patient satisfaction?
Instead of calling Jenny at 867-5309, I can call this number to self-refer for a Mammogram.
What is 907-8266 Option 1?
The five patient groups are excluded from the Diabetes A1c Screening.
Who are patients diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, steroid induced diabetes, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovarian disease, or pre-diabetes?
Two things one can do if you see a long medication list on Pre-Screening.
What is calling the patient 72 hours in advance or asking the patient to bring in all medication?
This is the one HEDIS measure that is performed annually for those 18 and older.
What is BMI?