BLOOD PRESSURE
If the patient has two blood pressure readings in 2019, one in February and one in December, this one counts for gap closure.
What is the December reading?
A FIT test has to be completed in this calendar year to close the gap.
What is 2019?
If an eye exam is positive for Diabetic Retinopathy, it needs to be resulted in this calendar year to close the gap.
What is 2019?
An HbA1c value has to be equal to or below this number to close the gap.
What is 9.0?
These are the two health plans the Albany market has contracted gaps with in 2019.
What are CDPHP and HealthNow?
The patient's feet should be placed here when measuring a blood pressure.
What is the floor?
A colonoscopy has to be completed within this many years to close the gap.
What is 10 years?
If an eye exam is negative for Diabetic Retinopathy, it needs to be resulted in one of these two calendar years to close the gap.
What is 2018 or 2019?
To close a nephropathy gap using a standard urine dipstick in the home, this box must be checked.
What is completed?
At the end of June there was a Ubiquity release containing this, something NCMs, CCs, and Ambassadors can fill out to aid in the closing of gaps.
What is the Quality Measure Form?
If a SMALL blood pressure cuff seems too small for the patient's arm, the provider should use this.
A Sigmoidoscopy or CT Colonography has to be completed within this many years to close the gap.
What is 5 years?
If results from an eye exam were positive for diabetic retinopathy in 2018, the patient should have a repeat exam in this calendar year to close the gap?
What is 2019?
To close an HbA1c gap, the lab referenced must be within this many months from the visit date.
What is 6 months?
These are the two HEDIS stars in the Albany Market.
Who are Nicolle Sidoti and Sarah Vogel?
The arm should be at level with this body part when measuring a blood pressure.
What is the heart?
This is the age cut off for inclusion in the colorectal gap denominator.
What is 75 years old?
If a patient has an open gap and is agreeable to an in home retina exam, the provider or NCM should send their name to this staff member.
Who is Rebecca?
If a patient has an open A1c gap and is agreeable to POC testing, the provider or NCM should send their name to this staff member.
Who is Rebecca?
In Ubiquity, quality measures on a particular patient can be found on this page.
What is Clinical Summary?
To close a blood pressure gap, the measure documented in the vitals section of the visit note should be lower than this value.
What is 140/90?
This is the only CPT code Landmark can use to close the colorectal gap directly.
What is, this is a trick question, there is no code?
If a Landmark staff member completes an in home retina exam with the patient, this needs to happen to close the gap.
What is a provider needs to visit OR CALL the patient and discuss results?
To close either the A1c or nephropathy gap, these THREE items must be documented by the provider.
What is the date of result, result value, and the ordering provider?
HEDIS stands for..
What is Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set