HEDIS Measure - Controlling High Blood Pressure

Controlling High Blood Pressure

Adults ages 18‐85

Codes to identify HTN:

ICD‐9: 401.0; 401.1; 401.9

 Diagnosis of hypertension prior to June 30, 2014.

 Most recent blood pressure reading in the medical record for 2014.

Adequate control is defined as:

 Ages 18‐59: <140/90

 Ages 60‐85 with a diagnosis of diabetes: <140/90

 Ages 60‐85 without a diagnosis of diabetes: <150/90

 If multiple readings are recorded on a single date, the lowest systolic and lowest diastolic BP on that date will be   used as the representative BP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adults ages 18‐85

Exclusions: Evidence of any of the following during 2014:

  

 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), kidney transplant or dialysis

 Pregnancy

 Non‐acute inpatient admission