Percentage of all pediatric (less than 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients with hemoglobin less than 11.0 g/dL and in whom serum ferritin concentration was less than 100 ng/ml and TSAT less than 20% who received IV iron or were prescribed oral iron within the following three months.
Percentage of enrolled children under age 21 years who received at least one dental service within the reporting year.
Percentage of ICU and HRN patients who over a certain amoint of days have ventilator-associated pneumonia
This measure is a 30-day malfunction rate for hospitals that perform cerebrospinal ventriculoperitoneal shunt operations in children between the ages of 0 and 18 years.
Percentage of patients 3-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an OB/GYN and who had evidence of the following during the measurement year:
- Body mass index (BMI) percentile documentation
- Counseling for nutrition
- Counseling for physical activity
Percentage of children 15 months old who had well-child visits with a primary care physician during the measurement year.
The percentage of children 3-6 years of age who had one or more well-child visits with a primary care physician during the measurement year.
A Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder (Wrong Patient-RAR) event occurs when an order is placed on a patient within an EHR, is retracted within 10 minutes, and then the same clinician places the same order on a different patient within the next 10 minutes. A Wrong-Patient Retract-and-Reorder rate is calculated by dividing Wrong Patient-RAR events by total orders examined.
The Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) is a survey of adolescents 14-18 years of age that assesses how well the health care system provides adolescents with recommended preventive care. The YAHCS assesses the provision of private and confidential care, experience of care, helpfulness of care provided, and the following aspects of preventive care:
• Preventive screening and counseling on risky behaviors.
• Preventive screening and counseling on sexual activity and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).