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 a diuretic 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 a diuretic 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 a diuretic 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.