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Contraceptive Care - Access to LARC

CBE ID
2904
Endorsed
New or Maintenance
Endorsement and Maintenance (E&M) Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Measure Description

Percentage of women aged 15-44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy that is provided a long-acting reversible method of contraception (i.e., implants, intrauterine devices or systems (IUD/IUS)).

It is an access measure because it is intended to identify very low rates (less than 1-2%) of long-acting reversible methods of contraception (LARC), which may signal barriers to LARC provision.

  • Measure Type
    Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
    Numerator

    Women ages 15-44 at risk of unintended pregnancy who were provided a long-acting reversible method of contraception (LARC), i.e., intrauterine device or implant.

    Denominator

    Women ages 15-44 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) women who had a live birth in the last 2 months of the measurement year; or (3) women who were still pregnant or their pregnancy outcome was unknown at the end of the measurement year.

    Testing Data Sources
  • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
    Endorsed Perinatal and Women's Health Spring 2021
    Initial Endorsement
    Next Planned Maintenance Review
    Perinatal and Women's Health Spring 2025
    Endorsement Status
    Last Updated