Full Year 2014

The percentage of adolescents 18 years of age who had a blood pressure screening with results during the measurement or the year prior to the measurement year.

The percentage of children ages one, two and three years who had a developmental screening performed.

Three rates are reported:
Rate 1: Developmental Screening by the Child’s First Birthday
Rate 2: Developmental Screening by the Child’s Second Birthday
Rate 3: Developmental Screening by the Child’s Third Birthday

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 measure identifies patients age 18 or older who started lipid-lowering medication during the measurement year and had a lipid panel checked within 3 months after starting drug therapy.

Percentage of patients aged 40 years and older with an emergency department discharge diagnosis of non-traumatic chest pain who had a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed

Number of inpatient deaths per 100 discharges with a procedure for esophageal resection

Number of discharges with a procedure for esophageal resection

The measure focuses on resources used to deliver episodes of care for patients with pneumonia. Pneumonia episodes are defined using the Episode Treatment Groups (ETG) methodology and describe the unique presence of the condition for a patient and the services involved in diagnosing, managing and treating pneumonia. A number of resource use measures are defined for pneumonia episodes, including overall cost of care, cost of care by type of service, and the utilization of specific types of services.

The percentage of children 13 years of age who had healthy physical development services. The measure has four rates: BMI Assessment, Physical Activity Counseling, Nutrition Counseling and Screen Time Counseling.

The percentage of children 18 years of age who had healthy physical development services. The measure has four rates: BMI Assessment, Physical Activity Counseling, Nutrition Counseling and Screen Time Counseling