May 6, 2021
The Comprehensive Diabetes Care (CDC) HEDIS® measure is a composite measure that supports the consistent medical care and monitoring needed by patients with diabetes to reduce the risk of severe complications and improve outcomes.
Interventions to improve diabetes outcomes go beyond glycemic control. The CDC measure assesses HbA1c control, screening for diabetic retinopathy, kidney care, and blood pressure control.
The CDC tip sheet has more about what is included in the measure, exclusions that include advanced illness and frailty and ways you can close gaps in care for patients with diabetes. The tip sheet also covers medical record documentation and claims coding
that can reduce the need for medical record reviews.
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