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The percentage of individuals 18 years and older who met the Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) threshold of 80 percent for beta-blockers during the measurement year.
' + 'A higher rate indicates better performance.
' + 'Intended Use
' + 'Performance measurement for health plans.
' + 'Data Sources
' + 'Prescription claims data.
' + 'Denominator
' + 'Individuals 18 years and older who filled ≥2 prescriptions for any beta-blocker or beta-blocker combination product on different dates of service in the treatment period.
' + 'Exclusions
' + 'Hospice.
' + 'Numerator
' + 'Individuals who met the PDC threshold of 80% during the measurement year.
' + 'Adherence to beta-blocker medication is important for chronic treatment of heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction, heart arrhythmias and other chronic conditions. Beta-blockers are considered essential medications for patients with heart failure. Use of beta-blockers is linked to the avoidance of hospitalization and decreased mortality.
' + 'Medications are the primary therapy for the most common diseases afflicting persons in the United States. There is evidence to support improvements in health for patients who are adherent to medications. For patients who have had a myocardial infarction, those who achieved adherence to statins, beta-blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACE/ARBs), measured by PDC ≥80%, had significantly better disease-free survival.
Although improved medication adherence (measured by PDC ≥80%), in people with congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia increases pharmacy costs, it has been shown to produce substantial medical savings as a result of reductions in hospitalization and emergency department use.