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Hepatitis B Vaccine Coverage Among All Live Newborn Infants Prior to Hospital or Birthing Facility Discharge

CBE ID
0475
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percent of live newborn infants that receive Hepatitis B vaccination before discharge (or within 1 month of life, if the infant had an extended hospital stay) at each single hospital/birthing facility during given time period (one year).

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.14 Numerator

      The number of live newborn infants administered Hepatitis B vaccine prior to discharge (or within 1 month of life, if the infant had an extended hospital stay)from the hospital/birthing facility ("birth dose" of Hepatitis B vaccine).

      1.15 Denominator

      The number of live newborn infants born at the hospital/birthing facility during the reporting window (one calendar year).

      Exclusions

      None.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Perinatal Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      I was an employee of the U.S. Federal Government when this work was conducted and prepared for publication; therefore, it is not protected by the Copyright Act, and copyright ownership cannot be transferred.

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