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Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) who Receive Services Needed for Transition to Adult Health Care

CBE ID
1340
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

Whether children with special health care needs (CSHCN) ages 12-17 have doctors who usually/always encourage increasing responsibility for self-care AND (when needed) have discussed transitioning to adult health care, changing health care needs, and how to maintain insurance coverage

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

      Percentage of youth with special health care needs who receive services needed for transition to adult health care services

      1.15 Denominator

      Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) age 12-17 years

      Exclusions

      Excluded from denominator if child does not fall in target population age range of 12-17 years and/or if child does not have one or more special health care needs (non-CSHCN).

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Health and Well Being Project 2015-2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
      Steward POC email
      CBethell@cahmi.org
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