Steward no longer pursuing endorsement.
This measure assesses the proportion of infants with permanent hearing loss with an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) to receive intervention services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that is signed by the time the infant is 6 months of age.
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Numerator contains the number of infants born during the time window that have been diagnosed with permanent hearing loss, whose age is less than 6 months at the time of having a signed Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) to receive intervention services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Denominator
Denominator contains the number of infants born during the time window who that have been diagnosed with permanent hearing loss.
(Please see attached code list in S.2b)
Exclusions
Patient deceased: Patient has expired prior to 181 days of age.
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