Percentage of patients aged 2 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME who were not prescribed or recommended to receive either antihistamines or decongestants
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Patients who were not prescribed or recommended to receive either antihistamines or decongestants
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1.15 Denominator
All patients aged 2 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME
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Exclusions
Documentation of medical reason(s) for prescribing or recommending to receive either antihistamines or decongestants
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OLD 1.12 MAT output not attachedAttached
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed EENT Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014Initial EndorsementLast Updated
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Risk AdjustmentRisk adjustment approachOffRisk adjustment approachOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOffConceptual model for risk adjustmentOff
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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