Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IBD: Preventive Care: Corticosteroid Related Iatrogenic Injury-Bone Loss Assessment

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with an inflammatory bowel disease encounter who were prescribed prednisone equivalents greater than or equal to 10 mg/day for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600mg prednisone or greater for all fills and were documented for risk of bone loss once during the reporting year or the previous calendar year.

Date Reviewed: November 19, 2017