Table 1. Measures Recommended for Initial Core Set of Children's Healt Selected Findings From the 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Dispar Table 1. Measures Recommended for Initial Core Set of Children's Health Care Quality for Voluntary Reporting by Medicaid and CHIP Programs, Measure Labels by Legislative CategoryLegislative Measure Topic/subtopicMeasure numberCurrent measure labelPrevention and health promotionPrenatal/Perinatal Care1Frequency of ongoing prenatal care2Timeliness of prenatal care—percentage of deliveries that received a prenatal care visit as a member of the organization in the first trimester or within 42 days of enrollment in the organization3Percentage of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams4Cesarean rate for low-risk first birth women (National Quality Forum [NQF])Immunizations5Childhood immunization status (NQF 0038)6Immunizations for adolescentsScreening7Body mass index documentation for 2- to 18-year-olds (NQF 0024)8Screening using standardized screening tools for potential delays in social and emotional development—Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Initiative measures9Chlamydia screening for women (NQF 0033)Well-Child Visits (WCVs)10WCVs in the first 15 months of life11WCVs in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth years of life12WCVs for children 12-21 years of age—with primary care physician or obstetrician/gynecologistDental Care13Total eligibles receiving preventive dental services (EPSDT measure line 12B)Management of acute conditionsAppropriate Use of Antibiotics14Appropriate testing for children with pharyngitis (NQF 0002)15Otitis media with effusion—avoidance of inappropriate use of systemic antimicrobials in children ages 2-12Dental Care16Total EPSDT eligibles who received dental treatment services (EPSDT CMS Form 416, Line 12C)Emergency Care17Emergency department (ED) utilization—average number of ED visits per member per reporting periodInpatient Safety18Pediatric catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates (pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit (NQF 0139)Management of chronic conditionsAsthma19Annual number of asthma patients (≥1 year old) with one or more asthma-related ED visits (S/AL Medicaid Program)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder20Followup care for children prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication (continuation and maintenance phase) (NQF 0108)Mental Health21Followup after hospitalization for mental illnessDiabetes22Annual hemoglobin A1c testing (all children and adolescents diagnosed with diabetes)Family experiences of care 23CAHPS® Health Plan Survey 4.0, Child Version, including Medicaid and Children With Chronic Conditions supplemental itemsAvailability 24Children and adolescents' access to primary care practitioners, by total and ageReturn to Document Current as of June 2010 Internet Citation: Table 1. Measures Recommended for Initial Core Set of Children's Healt: Selected Findings From the 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Dispar. June 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/children-table.html
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