Percentage of ambulatory care sensitive Emergency Department (ED) visits for dental caries among children 0 – 20 years in the reporting period for which the member visited a dentist within (a) 7 days and (b) 30 days of the ED visit.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Number of ambulatory care sensitive ED visits by children for dental caries for which the member visited a dentist within (a) 7 days (NUM1) and (b) 30 days (NUM2) of the ED visit
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1.15 Denominator
Number of ambulatory care sensitive ED visits by children 0 through 20 years for dental caries in the reporting period.
Note: 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).
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Exclusions
The following standard exclusion is applied: Medicaid programs should exclude children who do not qualify for EPSDT benefits.
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OLD 1.12 MAT output not attachedAttached
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed Health and Well Being 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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