LOINC long common name : Reporting rate Reporting Period Population Calculated;
LOINC short name : Report rate RptPeriod NFr Pop Calc;
LOINC description : The reporting rate is an aggregate measurement used in quality reporting. Specifically,
it is a ratio of of patients in the denominator (target population) who fall into
one of the other subpopulations. Reporting rate is calculated using this formula:
Reporting Rate (Numerator Denominator Exclusion Denominator Exceptions)/(Denominator)
In this formula, the Numerator is an aggregate of patients who meet the criteria for
a particular quality measure. Denominator exclusions are a subset of the target population
(denominator) that meets the exclusion criteria for the quality measure. Denominator
exceptions are another subset of the target population that are not in the exclusion
criteria and not in the numerator that meet the exception criteria. The denominator
is a count of all the individuals who meet the measure's denominator criteria for
which the target process, condition, event, and outcome is applicable. For example,
the numerator (NUMER) for a given reporting rate may include all patients with diabetes
who received a dilated eye exam for diabetic retinopathy (N 75). An exclusion (EXCL)
may be bilateral blindness (N 20) and the exception (EXCEP) would be the number of
patients who have bed confinement status in a community where mobile eye-exam imaging
is unavailable (N 5). The target population (denominator, DENOM) may include all patients
aged 65 years and older with an active diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (N 150). Reporting
Rate (NUMER DENOM EXCL DENOM EXCEP)/(DENOM) (75 20 5)/(150) 0.67;
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