The percentage of individuals 25 to 64 years of age with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who were prescribed any antipsychotic medication and who received a cardiovascular health screening during the measurement year.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Individuals who had one or more LDL-C screenings performed during the measurement year.
Denominator
Individuals ages 25 to 64 years of age by the end of the measurement year with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who were prescribed any antipsychotic medication during the measurement year.
Exclusions
Individuals are excluded from the denominator if they were discharged alive for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (these events may occur in the measurement year or year prior to the measurement year), or diagnosed with ischemic vascular disease (IVD) (this diagnosis must appear in both the measurement year and the year prior to the measurement year), chronic heart failure, or had a prior myocardial infarction (identified in the measurement year or as far back as possible).
Measure Record
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