Percentage of children, 6 months - 20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, who have had tooth decay or cavities during the measurement period
Children, 6 months - 20 years of age, with a clinical oral evaluation during the measurement period
Equals Initial Population
Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.
Children who had a diagnosis of cavities or decayed teeth in any part of the measurement period
Not applicable
None
A lower score indicates better quality
This eCQM is a patient-based measure.
Telehealth encounters are not eligible for this measure because the measure does not contain telehealth-eligible codes and requires a clinical action that cannot be conducted via telehealth.
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM.
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Percentage of children, 6 months - 20 years of age, who have had tooth decay or cavities during the measurement period
Percentage of children, 6 months - 20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, who have had tooth decay or cavities during the measurement period as determined by a dentist
Children, 6 months - 20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, with a clinical oral evaluation by a dentist during the measurement period
Children who had a diagnosis of cavities or decayed teeth overlapping the measurement period
Not Applicable
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM.
Updated the eCQM version number.
Measure Section: eCQM Version Number
Source of Change: Annual Update
Revised the measure description to align with the measure intent and guidance.
Measure Section: Description
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Added clarifying language to the guidance section indicating that the measure is not eligible for telehealth visit.
Measure Section: Guidance
Replaced 'overlaps' or 'overlapping' in the denominator exclusions with plain language to clarify the measure intent.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library (MATGlobalCommonFunctions-6.2.000). Updated the 'Inpatient Encounter' definition to include a 'day of' timing clarification. Added the following timing functions: Normalize Interval, Has Start, Has End, Latest, Latest Of, Earliest, and Earliest Of. Please see individual measure details for application of specific timing functions.
Source of Change: Standards Update
Added new NormalizeInterval function to timing attributes to decrease implementation burden due to variable use of timing attributes for select QDM data types. The NormalizeInterval function was applied, where applicable, for the following data elements: Assessment, Performed; Device, Applied; Diagnostic Study, Performed; Intervention, Performed; Laboratory Test, Performed; Medication, Administered; Medication, Dispensed; Physical Exam, Performed; Procedure, Performed; Substance, Administered.
Updated Hospice CQL Library to version 3.0.000.
The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.
Value set Dental Caries (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.125.12.1004): Deleted 10 ICD-9-CM codes (521.00, 521.01, 521.02, 521.03, 521.04, 521.05, 521.06, 521.07, 521.08, 521.09) based on validity of code during timing of look back period.
Measure Section: Terminology