NQMC Update Service: February 22, 2016 ► National Committee for Quality Assurance

NQMC Update Service: February 22, 2016

National Committee for Quality Assurance

• Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: percentage of members who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and who were dispensed at least one ambulatory prescription for a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Osteoporosis management in women who had a fracture: percentage of women 67 to 85 years of age who suffered a fracture and who had either a bone mineral density (BMD) test or prescription for a drug to treat or prevent osteoporosis in the six months after the fracture. This updates a previously published measure summary.