0033: Chlamydia Screening in Women (CHL)

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Chlamydia Screening in Women (CHL)

STEWARD: National Committee for Quality Assurance

Measure Description:

The percentage of women 16–24 years of age who were identified as sexually active and who had at least one test for chlamydia during the measurement year.

Numerator Statement:

Females who were tested for chlamydia during the measurement year.

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Denominator Statement:

Females 16-24 years who had a claim or encounter indicating sexual activity.

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Exclusions:

Females who received a pregnancy test to determine contraindications for medication (isotretinoin) or x-ray.

Patients in hospice.

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Classification:

Measure Type:

Process

Measure Format:

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Use in Federal Program:

Medicaid, Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Physician Feedback/Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRUR), Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier (VBM), Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Quality Rating System (QRS)

Condition:

Infectious Diseases (ID): Sexually Transmitted

Non-Condition Specific:

Screening

Care Setting:

Outpatient Services

National Quality Strategy Priorities:

Health and Well-Being

Actual/Planned Use:

Data Source:

Claims, Electronic Health Data, Electronic Health Records

Level of Analysis:

Health Plan, Integrated Delivery System

Target Population:

Children, Women

Measure Steward Contact Information:

For additional measure specification information, please contact the Measure Steward.

Organization Name:

National Committee for Quality Assurance

Email Address:

nqf@ncqa.org

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Measure Disclaimer:

These performance measures are not clinical guidelines and do not establish a standard of medical care, and have not been tested for all potential applications.

THE MEASURES AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

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