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Contraceptive Care - Access to LARC

CBE ID
2904
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

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 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 were provided a long-acting reversible method of contraception (LARC), i.e., intrauterine device or implant.

      1.15 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.

      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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