IHS Topical Fluoride
Characteristics
COMPREHENSIVE
Component
Prevention and wellness focused
Measure Concept
Topical fluoride
Descriptions
AI/AN Children with At Least One Topical Fluoride Treatment within the Past Year
Numerator: Patients who received one or more topical fluoride applications during the Report Period. Numerator does not include refusals.
Denominator: Number of beneficiaries, 1-15 years, who routinely access the IHS health system*
**must have been seen at least once in the 3 years prior to the end of the time period, regardless of the clinic type, and the visit must be either ambulatory (including day surgery or observation) or a hospitalization; the rest of the service categories are excluded
Measure or Standard
Measure
Level of Measure
Program/Plan
Data Source
Patient Records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
IHS/GPRA Reporting; DQA Starter Set Measures Environmental Scan (2012); DQA Practice Based Measures Environmental Scan (2015); NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Developer/Steward
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Stage of Development/Use
In use for IHS system reporting