The measure assesses whether the parent or caregiver completed a developmental screening tool meant to identify children at-risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays. Developmental screening is defined as a standardized tool that assesses the child’s risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends standardized screening using an approved screening tool as the best method of identifying children at risk for developmental, behavioral and/or social delays.
The items assessing developmental screening in the National Survey of Children´s Health are meant to assess whether the parent or caregiver completed a standardized developmental screening tool. The items are age-specific and anchored to parent-completed tools (a majority of health care providers implementing the Bright Futures recommendations for standardized screening for all children utilize parent-completed tools due to their validity and feasibility). The age-specific items assess whether children 10-71 months are screened.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Percentage of children whose parents completed a standardized developmental screening tool to identify children at risk for developmental, behavioral, and social delays at a health care visit during the previous 12 months
Denominator
Children age 10 months - 5 years (71 months) with a health care visit in the past 12 months (see 2a.8 below for further definition of “health care visit”)
Exclusions
Child excluded from denominator if age is less than 10 months or more than 5 years and did not have at least one health care visit in the past 12 months
Measure Record
Point of Contact
CAHMI- The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative.
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