Quality ManagementCommercialMedicare AdvantageJune 14, 2024

Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients With Diabetes (KED)

HEDIS® (Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set) is a widely used set of performance measures developed and maintained by NCQA. These are used to drive improvement efforts surrounding best practices.

This measure evaluates members 18 to 85 years of age with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) who received a kidney health evaluation, defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and a urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) during the measurement year.

HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Community Insurance Company. Independent licensee(s) of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

MULTI-BCBS-CRCM-060888-24-SRS60746, MULTI-BCBS-CRCM-046461-23-CPN46246

ATTACHMENTS: Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients With Diabetes (KED) (pdf - 1.09mb)