Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of ESRD and receiving dialysis who received the influenza immunization during the flu season (September through February)
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Patients who received the influenza immunization during the flu season (September through February)
Denominator
All patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of ESRD and receiving dialysis.
Exclusions
Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving the influenza immunization
Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving the influenza immunization
Documentation of system reason(s) for patient not receiving the influenza immunization
Exclude patients for whom influenza immunization was not received by reason of appropriate denominator exclusion
If using electronic data, exclude patients using the following codes:
Append a modifier (1P, 2P or 3P) to the CPT Category II code to report patients with documented circumstances that meet the denominator exclusion criteria.
• 1P: Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
• 2P: Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
• 3P: Documentation of system reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
If using the medical record or hybrid methodologies, exclude patients who have documentation in the medical record of:
• Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
• Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
• Documentation of system reason(s) for not receiving the influenza immunization
Exclusions
If using the EHR methodology, exclude patients using the codes listed in the electronic data collection methodology or who have documentation in the medical record of the appropriate denominator exclusions.
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