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Frequency of Ongoing Prenatal Care (FPC)

CBE ID
1391
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

The percentage of Medicaid deliveries that had the following number of expected prenatal visits:

• less than 21 percent of expected visits.

• 21 percent–40 percent of expected visits.

• 41 percent–60 percent of expected visits.

• 61 percent–80 percent of expected visits.

• greater than or equal to 81 percent of expected visits.

    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

      Women who had the appropriate number of expected prenatal visits

      1.15 Denominator

      The percentage of deliveries of live births between November 6 of the year prior to the measurement year and November 5 of the measurement year.

      Exclusions

      Exclude non-live births

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Perinatal Project 2015-2016
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      National Committee for Quality Assurance
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

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