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Ambulatory Care Sensitive Emergency Department Visits for Dental Caries in Children

CBE ID
2689
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2024
1.3 Measure Description

Number of emergency department visits for caries-related reasons per 100,000 member months for all enrolled children

        • 1.5 Measure Type
          1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
          1.20 Testing Data Sources
        • 1.14 Numerator

          Number of ED visits with caries-related diagnosis code among all enrolled children

        • 1.15 Denominator

          All member months for enrollees 0 through 20 years during the reporting year divided by 100,000.

          NOTES: 
          1. Age range is 0 through 20 years (<21 years) to coincide with Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment eligibility. (http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Benefits/Early-and-Periodic-Screening-Diagnostic-and-Treatment.html).

          2. 100,000 member months of enrollment was selected instead of a per population approach due to enrollment variation. This is consistent with the approach that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken for the Medicaid Adult Health Care Quality measures of potentially preventable hospitalizations, which measures rates per 100,000 member months (http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Quality-of-Care/Adult-Health-Care-Quality-Measures.html)

        • Exclusions

          The following standard exclusion is applied: Medicaid programs should exclude children who do not qualify for EPSDT benefits.

        • OLD 1.12 MAT output not attached
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        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Endorsed Health and Well Being Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
        • Steward
          American Dental Association
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