A composite measure designed to assess the family-centeredness of care delivery along several dimensions: whether doctor 1) partners with family in care, 2) listens to patient/parent carefully, 3) spends enough time with child, 4)is sensitive to family values/customs, 5) provides needed information, 6)whether family is able to access interpreter help, if needed.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Percentage of children receiving Family-Centered Care (FCC)
Denominator
Children age 0-17 years with visit to a health care provider in last 12 months
Exclusions
Excluded from denominator if child does not fall in target population age range of 0-17 years
Excluded from denominator if child did not see any health care provider in the past 12 months— preventive medical care, preventive dental care, mental health treatment or counseling, saw a specialist, or needed to see a specialist (K4Q20, K4Q21, K4Q22, K4Q23, K4Q25)
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