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Follow-up After Well-Child Visit

Characteristics
COORDINATED
Component
Dental-medical coordination
Measure Concept
Medical to dental referrals [SYSTEM LEVEL ONLY]
Descriptions
Percentage of patients aged 1–5 years who received a follow-up oral evaluation within 3 months of a well-child visit Numerator: Unduplicated number of all children who had a follow-up oral evaluation within 3 months Denominator: Unduplicated number of all children aged 1–5 years without a dental home who received a well-child visit in the third month prior to the measurement month
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Children
Level of Measure
Practice/Health Center
Data Source
Patient Records/EDR/EMR
Measure Identification
Dental Quality Alliance
Developer/Steward
Dental Quality Alliance (DQA)
Stage of Development/Use
Specified
Measure Endorsement