Meaning Of HEDIS
The H in HEDIS
What is HEALTHCARE?
Girls are screened between these ages (most often) for Chlamydia according to HEDIS guidelines.
What are 16-24 years of age?
Cologuard is retested (with prior normal results) this often.
What is every 3 years?
When a patient is due for a Chlymydia screening-Who and where is it collected?
The Nurse and in the clinic.
Breast Cancer screenings begin at this age.
What is 40 years of age?
The E in HEDIS
What is EFFECTIVENESS?
You are too old for a PAP when you reach this age. Under normal circumstances?
What is 65 years of age.
This state has the highest incidence rate of colorectal cancer in the U.S.
What is Mississippi?
This state has the highest CHLAMYDIA rate in the U.S.
What is Alaska?
According to HEDIS how often are breast cancer screenings done?
What is every 2 years.
The D in HEDIS
What is Data?
At this age Breast Cancer screenings begin.
What is 40 years of age.
This is colorectal awareness month.
What is March?
Reasons to test for Chlamydia?
What is PID-Pelvic Inflamatory Disease?
*Some of the complications of PID are: Formation of scar tissue both outside and inside the fallopian tubes that can lead to tubal blockage,Ectopic pregnancy, Infertility, Long-term pelvic/abdominal pain.
*Women age 16-24 were selected for the benchmarking measurement, because evidence supporting screening is strongest among this age group.
This is Breast Cancer awareness month.
What is October?
The I in Hedis
What is INFORMATION?
At this age, can you recieve a FIT test?
(The FIT MAILING KIT) NOT MASK TEST!
What is 44 years and 10 months of age.
A colonoscopy is good for this amount of time. According to HEDIS and results are normal.
What is 10 years?
Chlamydia is screened for this often.
What is yearly?
This state has the highest breast cancer rate in the U.S.
What is Delaware?
The S in HEDIS
What is Set?
Women that have an HPV AND PAP done between these ages, decrease the time of repeat PAPs from 5 years to 3 years.
Who are women 30-65 years of age?
Name 4 types of colorectal screenings.
Colonoscopy, Cologuard, FIT DNA Test,
FOBT/FIT, Flexible sigmidoscopy, CT Colonography
What is Chlamydia awareness month?
What is April? April is STI month. And Chlamydia awareness month.
3 warning signs of breast cancer.
What are (1) a new, hard lump in the breast (2) underarm (3) unexplained changes in breast size (4) shape (4) skin dimpling (resembling an orange peel) (5) sudden nipple discharge (especially if bloody) (6) persistent nipple (7) breast pain.