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


Dental plan members' experience with how often they had to spend more than 15 minutes in the waiting room

Characteristics
ACCESSIBLE

Component
Timely

Measure Concept
Timely access for routine/preventive care

Descriptions
This measure assesses the percentage of adult dental plan patients who indicated how often ("Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always") they had to spend more than 15 minutes in the waiting room for their appointment Numerator: The number of "Never," "Sometimes," "Usually," or "Always" responses to the question "How often did you have to spend more than 15 minutes in the waiting room before you saw someone for your appointment?" Denominator: Number of dental plan patients age 18 years and older who answered the question on the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey.

Measure or Standard
Measure

Populations
Adults

Level of Measure
Program/Plan

Data Source
Survey

Measure Identification
AHRQ/CAHPS

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

Stage of Development/Use
AHRQ/CAHPS

Measure Endorsement