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


PCP up-to-date on child's 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 caregivers who indicated how often ("Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always") their primary care provider seemed informed and up-to-date about care their child 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 your child got from specialists?" Denominator: Number of caregivers who answered "yes" to the preceding question asking whether their child had seen a specialist in the last 6 months and who answered this question

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Children

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