From: Methods to identify the target population: implications for prescribing quality indicators
Prescribing quality indicators (PQI) | Outcome of the PQI, %, (95% CI) numerator/denominator | |
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 | Diagnostic code-based | Measurement-based |
PQI-1 Prescription of any antihypertensive medication in hypertensive T2DM patients | 93(90-95) 1412/1749 | 81 (78-83) 905/984 |
PQI-2 Prescription of beta blocker in hypertensive T2DM patients with a history of IHD or MI | 65(57-72) 100/155 | 64 (56-72) 125/194 |
PQI-3 Prescription of metformin in overweight T2DM patients | 65(59-72) 39/213 | 66(62-69) 1154/1767 |