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Tympanostomy Tube Hearing Test

CBE ID
0587
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

This measure identifies the percentage of patients age 2 through 12 years with OME who received tympanostomy tube(s) insertion during the measurement year and had a hearing test performed within 6 months prior to the initial tube placement.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      No
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      Patients from the denominator who underwent hearing testing within 6 months prior to the initial tympanostomy tube(s) insertion

      Time Window: See below

      1.15 Denominator

      Patients age 2 through 12 years old with OME who received tympanostomy tube(s) insertion during the measurement year

      Time Window: See below

      Exclusions

      None

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed EENT Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Resolution Health, Inc.
      Steward POC email
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