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Contraceptive Care – Most & Moderately Effective Methods

CBE ID
2903
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Spring 2025
1.6 Measure Description

The percentage of women aged 15-44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy that is provided a most effective (i.e., sterilization, implants, intrauterine devices or systems (IUD/IUS)) or moderately effective (i.e., injectables, oral pills, patch, or ring) method of contraception.

The measure is an intermediate outcome measure because it represents a decision that is made at the end of a clinical encounter about the type of contraceptive method a woman will use, and because of the strong association between type of contraceptive method used and risk of unintended pregnancy.

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

      Women ages 15-44 at risk of unintended pregnancy who are provided a most (sterilization, intrauterine device, implant) or moderately (injectable, pill, patch, ring) effective method of contraception.

      1.15 Denominator

      Women ages 15-44 who are at risk of unintended pregnancy.

      Exclusions

      The following categories of women are excluded from the denominator: (1) those who are infecund for non-contraceptive reasons; (2) those who had a live birth in the last 2 months of the measurement year; or (3) those who were still pregnant or their pregnancy outcome was unknown at the end of the measurement year.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Perinatal and Women's Health Spring 2021
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Steward Organization
      US Office of Population Affairs
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

      Not applicable.

                Use
                6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
                Planned Use
                6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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