ECC Patients with a DM Visit before their OR or Sedation Referral
Characteristics
Measures Not Included in PCDH Framework
Measure Concept
Not categorized
Descriptions
Percent of Early Childhood Caries patients who ever had an unplanned referral for OR or sedation who had a prior disease management visit within 4 months of referral
Numerator: Count of Early Childhood Caries patients who have ever been referred for an OR or Sedation visit who had a prior disease-management visit within 4 months of referral *note: The 'date of referral' is the date that the referral was made, not the date of the scheduled OR treatment.
Denominator: Count of Early Childhood Caries patients who have ever had an unplanned referral for OR or sedation
Measure or Standard
Measure
Measure Identification
NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Developer/Steward
DentaQuest
Stage of Development/Use
NQF Scan (2012): Specified, in testing, but not public at time of scan