Assesses how many medical preventive visits in a 12 month period, such as a physical exam or well-child check-up (does not include visits related to specific illnesses)
Assesses how many preventive dental visits during the previous 12 months
Whether child has a source of care that is known and continuous (categorized as a doctor´s office, hospital outpatient department, clinic or health center, school, friend or relative, some other place, or a telephone advice line)
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
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
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.
This composite measure assesses whether or not children and adolescents (age 0-17 years) receive health care within a medical home according to the survey respondent (almost always the child’s parent). The medical home measure is based on six of the seven components of care first proposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—health care that is accessible, family-centered, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective. (Note: "accessible" is the one component of medical home that is not directly addressed in this composite measure.
Measures the quantitative number of days of school missed due to illness or condition among children and adolescents age 6-17 years.