Quality Management Optimizing HEDIS & STARSAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | CommercialAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield | Medicare AdvantageOctober 23, 2024

HEDIS Measure Tips — Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis (CWP) 2025

Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set® (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures developed and maintained by NCQA. To help you better serve our members and drive improved efforts surrounding HEDIS, we have compiled some tips and best practices. With your help, we can continually build towards a future of shared success.

This HEDIS measure evaluates the episodes for members 3 years of age and older where the member was diagnosed with pharyngitis, dispensed an antibiotic, and received a group A streptococcus (strep) test for the episode on or between July 1 of the year prior to the measurement year to June 30 of the measurement year.

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