Percentage of patients 3-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) and who had evidence of the following during the measurement period.
- Percentage of patients with height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) percentile documentation
- Percentage of patients with counseling for nutrition
- Percentage of patients with counseling for physical activity
Patients 3-17 years of age by the end of the measurement period, with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period
Equals Initial Population
Patients who have a diagnosis of pregnancy during the measurement period.
Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period.
Numerator 1: Patients who had a height, weight and body mass index (BMI) percentile recorded during the measurement period
Numerator 2: Patients who had counseling for nutrition during the measurement period
Numerator 3: Patients who had counseling for physical activity during the measurement period
Not Applicable
None
Higher score indicates better quality
The visit must be performed by a PCP or OB/GYN.
Because BMI norms for youth vary with age and sex, this measure evaluates whether BMI percentile, rather than an absolute BMI value, is assessed.
This eCQM is a patient-based measure.
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.6. Please refer to the QDM page for more information on the QDM.
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Percentage of patients 3-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a Primary Care Physician (PCP) or Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) and who had evidence of the following during the measurement period. Three rates are reported.
Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period
This version of the eCQM uses QDM version 5.5. Please refer to the eCQI resource center for more information on the QDM.
Updated the description narrative to improve clarity and to align with the measure intent.
Measure Section: Description
Source of Change: Measure Lead
Updated copyright.
Measure Section: Copyright
Source of Change: Annual Update
Updated version number of the Quality Data Model (QDM) used in the measure specification to v5.6.
Measure Section: Guidance
Source of Change: Standards/Technical Update
Added age anchor specification to the initial population and stratification language to clarify measure requirements.
Measure Section: Multiple Sections
Updated grammar and punctuation to improve readability.
Added QDM datatypes Encounter, Performed and Assessment, Performed and associated logic to the Hospice.'Has Hospice Services' definition to provide additional approaches for identifying patients receiving hospice services.
Measure Section: Definitions
Updated the version of the Quality Data Model (QDM) to 5.6 and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) to 1.5.
Updated the version number of the Hospice Library to v4.0.000.
Updated the version number of the Measure Authoring Tool (MAT) Global Common Functions Library to v7.0.000.
Updated the names of CQL definitions, functions, and/or aliases for clarification and to align with the CQL Style Guide.
Replaced the Global.CalendarAgeInYearsAt function with the native CQL function AgeInYearsAt to take advantage of existing CQL features and increase human readability. As a result of this change, the LOINC code 21112-8 is no longer required and has been removed from the Terminology section of the human readable specification.
Revised the initial population and stratifications age anchor from the 'start of the measurement period' to the 'end of the measurement period' to align with the measure intent and CQL style best practices.
Updated the timing precision in the definitions from datetime to date by adding 'day of', 'date from', and/or function 'ToDateInterval' to align with the measure intent.
The VSAC is the source of truth for the value set content, please visit the VSAC for downloads of current value sets.
Replaced value set Hospice Care Ambulatory (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1108.15) with value set Hospice Care Ambulatory (2.16.840.1.113883.3.526.3.1584) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Measure Section: Terminology
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1027): Renamed to Preventive Care Services Group Counseling based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1026): Renamed to Preventive Care Services Individual Counseling based on recommended value set naming conventions.
Added value set Hospice Encounter (2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Removed direct reference code LOINC code (21112-8) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added direct reference code LOINC code (45755-6) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.
Added direct reference code SNOMED CT code (373066001) based on review by technical experts, SMEs, and/or public feedback.