Patient-Centered Dental Home: Clearinghouse of Existing Oral Health Quality Indicators


PCP up-to-date on care from specialists

Characteristics
COORDINATED

Component
Appropriate dental referrals

Measure Concept
Effective communication and monitoring regarding referrals between generalists and specialists

Descriptions
This measure assesses the percentage of adult patients who indicated how often ("Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always") their primary care provider seemed informed and up-to-date about care received from specialists Numerator: The number of "Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always" responses to the question "In the last 6 months, how often did the provider named in Question 1 seem informed and up-to-date about the care you got from specialists?" Denominator: Number of patients age 18 years and older who answered "yes" to the preceding question asking whether they had seen a specialist in the last 6 months and who answered this question

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Adults

Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center

Data Source
Survey

Measure Identification
AHRQ/CAHPS

Developer/Steward
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Stage of Development/Use
AHRQ/CAHPS

Measure Endorsement