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Screening foreign-born adults for chronic hepatitis B

CBE ID
0402
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of adults aged 18 years and above born in an HBV-endemic country and tested for hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      No
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of adults aged 18 years and above, born in a hepatiits B virus (HBV)-endemic country, with serological test results for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) during adulthood documented in the medical record; calculated annually on a per-facility basis

      1.15 Denominator

      Number of adults aged 18 years and above, born in a country with intermediate or high HBV endemicity (all African countries; all East Asian countries; all East European and North Asian countries except Hungary; all South Asian countries except Sri Lanka; all Southeast Asian countries; all South Pacific countries and territories except Australia and New Zealand; all Middle Eastern countries except Cyprus; also, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Greenland natives, Alaska natives, North Canada indigenous populations, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Amazonian areas of Colombia and Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobaco, and Turcs and Caicos; see CDC, 2006 p.7); calculated annually on a per-facility basis

      Exclusions

      None

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Clinician-Level Infectious Disease Management
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Asian Liver Center at Stanford University
      Steward POC email
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