Child Health Quality Measures 2010

1 - Adolescent Immunization
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of adolescents who had proper immunizations. Two rates are reported:
1. By age 13 years
2. By age 18 years
Type: Process
2 - Adolescent Preventive Care
Organization: New York State Department of Health
Description: Adolescent preventive care measures address risk behaviors most commonly associated with morbidity and mortality for adolescents and young adults. The provision of preventive care involving these areas is recommended for all adolescents. The adolescent preventive care measures reflect the rates at which adolescents are interacting with health care providers regarding the topics during visits.

The percentage of adolescents ages 12 to 17 who had at least one had an outpatient visit with a PCP or OB/GYN practitioner during the measurement year, receiving the following components of care during the measurement year:

1. Assessment or counseling or education on risk behaviors and preventive actions associated with sexual activity,
2. Assessment or counseling or education for depression,
3. Assessment or counseling or education about the risks of tobacco usage, and
4. Assessment or counseling or education about the risks of substance use (including alcohol and excluding tobacco).

The four components are reported separately as individual rates for the components.
Type: Process
3 - Adolescent Well-Care Visits
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of enrolled members 12–21 years of age who had at least one comprehensive well-care visit with a PCP or an OB/GYN practitioner during the measurement year.
Type: Process
4 - Annual Dental Visit
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of members 2–21 years of age who had at least one dental visit during the measurement year.
Type: Process
5 - Audiological Evaluation no later than 3 months of age (EHDI-3)
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Description: This measure assesses the number of newborns who did not pass hearing screening and have an audiological evaluation no later than age 3 months of age.
Type: Process
6 - Autism Screening
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of children who turned 2 years old during the measurement year who had an autism screening and proper follow-up performed between 6 months and 2 years of life.
Type: Process
7 - Autism Screening
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of children who turned 2 years old during the measurement year who had an autism screening and proper follow-up performed between 6 months and 2 years of life.
Type: Process
8 - Blood Pressure Screening
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of children who had a blood pressure screening and proper follow-up performed. Three rates are reported:
1. By age 6 years.
2. By age 13 years
3. By age 18 years
Type: Process
9 - Care provided by family
Organization: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Description: Measure to assess the number of hours that family provides or coordinates care due to child's condition. Proxy measure of health care needs not being met by system
Type: Process
10 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #1: Interview of Adolescent or Child
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder who were interviewed directly by the evaluating clinician on or before the date of diagnosis
Type: Process
11 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #2: Diagnostic Evaluation
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Patients with documented evidence that they met the DSM-IV criteria [at least 5 elements with symptom duration of two weeks or longer, including 1) depressed mood (can be irritable mood in children and adolescents) or 2) loss of interest or pleasure] during the visit in which the new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified
Type: Process
12 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #3: Suicide Risk Assessment
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with an assessment for suicide risk
Type: Process
13 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #4: Psychotherapy
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder who received or were referred for psychotherapy during an episode of major depressive disorder
Type: Process
14 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #5: Medications Considered
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder for whom an antidepressant medication was considered or prescribed during an episode of major depressive disorder
Type: Process
15 - Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder Measure #6: Follow-Up Care
Organization: American Medical Association
Description: Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with a plan for follow-up care documented
Type: Process
16 - Child and Adolescents’ Access to Primary Care Practitioners
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of members 12 months–19 years of age who had a visit with a PCP. The organization reports four separate percentages for each product line.
- Children 12–24 months who had a visit with a PCP during the measurement year
- Children 25 months–6 years who had a visit with a PCP during the measurement year
- Children 7–11 years who had a visit with a PCP during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year
- Adolescents 12–19 years who had a visit with a PCP during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year
Type: Process
17 - Child physical activity
Organization: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Description: Measures how many times per week child exercises vigorously (based on AAP and CDC recommendations)
Type: Outcome
18 - Childhood Immunization
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DtaP); three polio (IPV); one measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); three H influenza type B (HiB); three hepatitis B (HepB); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); two hepatitis A (HepA); two or three rotavirus (RV); and two influenza (flu) vaccines by their second birthday.
Type: Process
19 - Children with ongoing behavioral, emotional, or developmental special health needs
Organization: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
Description: Assesses how many children have ongoing behavioral, emotional or developmental special health needs
Type: Outcome
20 - Chlamydia Screening
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description: The percentage of female adolescents who turned 18 years old during the measurement year and who had a Chlamydia screen and proper follow-up.
Type: Process