Indicator |
Denominator |
Numerator |
Bone densitometry for patients with IBD |
Patients >20 years old with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent bone densitometry within the last 5 years |
Preventive medications for high risk patients on aspirin / NSAIDs |
High-risk patients (>70 years old, underlying comoborbidity or concomitant medications) on chronic aspirin / NSAIDs therapy |
Of those in the denominator, patients who were prescribed proton pump inhibitors |
Colonoscopy following positive FOBT |
Patients with positive FOBT |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent colonoscopy within 6 months |
EGD in Barrett's esophagus |
Patients with a diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent EGD within the last 3 years |
Poor preparation for colonoscopy |
Patients who underwent colonoscopy |
Of those in the denominator, patients for whom the interpretation of the gastroenterologist was "medium preparation", "poor preparation", "no preparation" or "unable to perform colonoscopy", |
EGD for GERD patients over 45 years |
Patients over 45 years old with a diagnosis of GERD |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent EGD within the last 3 years |
Unplanned EGD / surgery following EGD |
Patients who underwent EGD |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent unplanned repeat EGD or surgery within 72 hours |
Repeated colonoscopy for patients with CRC |
Patients with CRC in colonoscopy |
Of those in the denominator, patients who underwent follow-up colonoscopy within 12-18 months |