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?

Age and gender specific calculation of BMI based on parent reported height and weight of child. The measure uses CDC BMI-for-age guidelines in attributing overweight status (85th percentile up to 94th percentile) and obesity status (95th percentile and above).

Measures how many times per week child 6-17 years exercises vigorously (based on AAP and CDC recommendations)

Determines the perentage of children who live with a smoker and if that smoker smokes inside the child´s house

Whether children with special health care needs (CSHCN) ages 12-17 have doctors who usually/always encourage increasing responsibility for self-care AND (when needed) have discussed transitioning to adult health care, changing health care needs, and how to maintain insurance coverage

Measures whether children are uninsured at the time of the survey or if currently insured children experienced periods of no insurance during past 12 months

Assesses if children age 1-17 years have had a toothache, tooth decay or cavities in the past 6 months

Assesses how many preventive dental visits during the previous 12 months

A composite measure designed to assess the family-centeredness of care delivery along several dimensions: whether doctor 1) partners with family in care, 2) listens to patient/parent carefully, 3) spends enough time with child, 4)is sensitive to family values/customs, 5) provides needed information, 6)whether family is able to access interpreter help, if needed.