Percentage of patients 2-21 years of age who had at least one dental visit during the measurement year. This measure applies only if dental care is a covered benefit in the organization’s Medicaid contract.

The measure assesses whether the parent or caregiver completed a developmental screening tool meant to identify children at-risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays. Developmental screening is defined as a standardized tool that assesses the child’s risk for developmental, behavioral and social delays. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends standardized screening using an approved screening tool as the best method of identifying children at risk for developmental, behavioral and/or social delays.

The percentage of births with birthweight <2,500 grams

Percentage of patients with asthma who have greater than or equal to one visit to the emergency room for asthma during the measurement period.

Percentage of patient visits for those patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with an assessment for suicide risk

Percentage of patients aged 6 through 17 years with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder with documented evidence that they met the DSM-IV criteria [at least 5 elements with symptom duration of two weeks or longer, including 1) depressed mood (can be irritable mood in children and adolescents) or 2) loss of interest or pleasure] during the visit in which the new diagnosis or recurrent episode was identified

This measure assesses the proportion of infants with permanent hearing loss with an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) to receive intervention services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that is signed by the time the infant is 6 months of age.

This measure assesses the percentage of newborns who did not pass hearing screening and have an audiological evaluation no later than 3 months of age.

This measure assesses the proportion of all newborn infants who did not complete a hearing screen prior to discharge, who went on to receive an outpatient screen before the child was 31 days of age.

*Numbering within the parentheses references the US national extension quality measure identifiers developed for the Use Cases published in the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Quality, Research and Public Health (QRPH) EHDI Technical Framework Supplement available at www.ihe.net/Technical_Framework/index.cfm#quality

What percentage of infants had bloodspot newborn screening performed as mandated by state of birth?