0032: Cervical Cancer Screening

0032

Cervical Cancer Screening

STEWARD: National Committee for Quality Assurance

Measure Description:

The percentage of women 21–64 years of age who were screened for cervical cancer using either of the following criteria:
-Women 21–64 years of age who had cervical cytology performed within the last 3 years.
-Women 30–64 years of age who had cervical high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing performed within the last 5 years.
-Women 30–64 years of age who had cervical cytology/high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) cotesting within the last 5 years.

Numerator Statement:

The number of women who were screened for cervical cancer.

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Denominator Statement:

Women 24-64 years of age as of the end of the measurement year.

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Exclusions:

This measure excludes women who had a hysterectomy with no residual cervix, cervical agenesis or acquired absence of cervix any time during their medical history through the end of the measurement year.

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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:

Cancer, Cancer: Gynecologic

Non-Condition Specific:

Primary Prevention, Screening

Care Setting:

Outpatient Services

National Quality Strategy Priorities:

Health and Well-Being

Actual/Planned Use:

Payment Program, Public Reporting, Quality Improvement (external benchmarking to organizations), Regulatory and Accreditation Programs

Data Source:

Claims, Electronic Health Data, Paper Medical Records

Level of Analysis:

Health Plan

Target Population:

Populations at Risk

Measure Selection Attributes (Learn more):

Highly Prevalent Conditions, Prevention and Population Health

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

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