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Primary Prevention: Primary Prevention

Annual cervical cancer screening or follow-up in high-risk women

  • This measure identifies women age 12 to 65 diagnosed with cervical dysplasia (CIN 2), cervical carcinoma-in-situ, or HIV/AIDS prior to the measurement year, and who still have a cervix, who had a cervical CA screen during the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    0579

Annual Dental Visit (ADV)

  • 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.

    CBE ID
    1388

Annual monitoring for patients on persistent medications

  • The percentage of members 18 years of age and older who received at least 180 treatment days of ambulatory medication therapy for a select therapeutic agent during the measurement year and at least one therapeutic monitoring event for the therapeutic agent in the measurement year. For each product line, report each of the four rates separately and as a total rate.

    • Annual monitoring for members on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)
    • Annual monitoring for members on digoxin
    • Annual monitoring for members on diuretics

    CBE ID
    0021

Blood Pressure Screening by 13 Years of Age

  • The percentage of adolescents 13 years of age who had a blood pressure screening with results during the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

    CBE ID
    1552

Blood Pressure Screening by 18 Years of Age

  • 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.

    CBE ID
    1553

Breast Cancer Screening

  • Percentage of women 40-69 years of age who had a mammogram to screen for breast cancer

    CBE ID
    0031

Children Who Have Inadequate Insurance Coverage For Optimal Health

  • The measure is designed to ascetain whether or not current insurance program coverage is adequate for the child´s health needs--whether the out of pocket expenses are reasonable; whether the child is limited or not in choice of doctors; and whether the benefits meet child´s healthcare needs.

    CBE ID
    0723