National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of digoxin during the measurement year and had at least one serum potassium and either a serum creatinine or a blood urea nitrogen therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.

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Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of digoxin during the measurement year and had at least one serum potassium and either a serum creatinine or a blood urea nitrogen therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.

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National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HEDIS® 2011: Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. Vol. 1, narrative. Washington (DC): National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); 2010. various p.

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). HEDIS® 2011: Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. Vol. 2, technical specifications. Washington (DC): National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA); 2010. various p.

National Quality Measures Clearinghouse Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications: percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of digoxin during the measurement year and had at least one serum potassium and either a serum creatinine or a blood urea nitrogen therapeutic monitoring test in the measurement year.