1. The Stars quality measures are national standards on quality performance for Medicare and commercial health plans that we all need to be focused on as providers to promote excellence. There are five “triple weighted” measures in the Stars program in 2023.  How many are related to diabetes?

2. More than 95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes is largely the result of 

3. The number of Stars quality measures assigned to diabetes far exceeds any other disease category addressed in the Stars program. The number of single- or triple-weighted Stars measures for diabetes is

4. In medication management for the diabetic patient, there are two pathways to follow for optimal plans of care. The two are (choose TWO)

5. The target hemoglobin A1c recommendation varies between Medicare and commercial carriers. For Medicare, getting all diabetics to a target A1c goal of 7 is optimal (based on the patient), but the target threshold for the diabetic population is to have all patients below a HbA1c of

6. The triple-weighted medication adherence measure is defined as a patient taking their medications (getting the med filled on time) over the course of the year how often?

7. The session addressed ways to “fix” medication non-adherence. They include (select ALL that are correct)

8. If diagnosed with diabetes and you are an adult aged 40-75, you are eligible to be included in the Statin Use in Persons with Diabetes (SUPD) measure. Filling a hypoglycemic medication twice puts you in the measure for the calendar year.  Passing this measure is completed by getting the patient to fill a statin

9. True statements about diabetes (include ALL that are correct)

10. The Comprehensive Diabetes Care measure in 2023 is retired and replaced by Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients w DM (“KED”) measure. This measure is met by assessing which two metrics ONCE each year