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Childhood Immunization Status

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Measure Information 2024 Performance Period
Title Childhood Immunization Status
CMS eCQM ID CMS117v12
CBE ID* Not Applicable
MIPS Quality ID 240
Measure Steward National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description

Percentage of children 2 years of age who had four diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP); three polio (IPV), one measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); three or four H influenza type B (Hib); three hepatitis B (Hep B); one chicken pox (VZV); four pneumococcal conjugate (PCV); one...

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Measure Scoring Proportion measure
Measure Type Process
Stratification

None

Risk Adjustment

None

Rationale

Infants and toddlers are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases because their immune systems have not built up the necessary defenses to fight infection (CDC, 2019). One study estimated that routine childhood vaccines administered in 2019 prevented 24 million diseases (Talbird et...

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Clinical Recommendation Statement

This measure looks for childhood vaccinations that should be completed by age 2, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (CDC ACIP) recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule (CDC ACIP, 2022).

-- For the...

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Improvement Notation

Higher score indicates better quality

Definition

Recommended vaccines: Vaccines and the schedule of vaccines as recommended by the ACIP for children two years of age. The measure may differ slightly from the ACIP recommendations because the measure focuses on immunizations that are appropriate by age 2. Also, there may be small...

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Guidance

The measure allows a grace period by measuring compliance with these recommendations between birth and age two.

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.

Initial Population

Children who turn 2 years of age during the measurement period and have a visit during the measurement period

Denominator

Equals Initial Population

Denominator Exclusions

Exclude children with any of the following on or before the child’s second birthday:

- Severe combined immunodeficiency

- Immunodeficiency

- HIV

- Lymphoreticular cancer, multiple myeloma or leukemia

- Intussusception

Exclude children who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement...

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Numerator

DTaP

Children with any of the following on or before the child’s second birthday meet criteria:

- At least four DTaP vaccinations, with different dates of service. Do not count a vaccination administered prior to 42 days after birth.

- Anaphylaxis due to the diphtheria, tetanus or pertussis...

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Numerator Exclusions

Not Applicable

Denominator Exceptions

None

Telehealth Eligible Yes
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Last Updated: May 01, 2025