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ECC Patients whose Risk Status has Improved

Characteristics
QUALITY- AND SAFETY-FOCUSED
Component
Clinical outcomes
Measure Concept
Risk status improvement
Descriptions
Percent of Early Childhood Caries patients with risk assessed as high or medium at initial visit whose most recently documented risk status is lower than on their initial visit Numerator: Count of Early Childhood Caries patients whose most recently documented risk status is lower than that on their initial visit Denominator: Count of Early Childhood Caries patients with risk assessed as 'high' or 'medium' at initial visit
Measure or Standard
Measure
Populations
Children
Level of Measure
Data Source
Measure Identification
NQF Environmental Scan (2012)
Developer/Steward
Stage of Development/Use
NQF Scan (2012): Specified, in testing, but not public at time of scan
Measure Endorsement