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Newborn Hearing Screening

CBE ID
1402
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 children 6 months of age who had documentation of a review of their newborn hearing screening results by their 3-month birthday.

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

      Children who had documentation of a review conducted by their 3-month birthday of their newborn hearing screening results.

      Note: The numerator in this measure refers only to the look back period for chart review rather than the time at which screening should be performed.

      1.15 Denominator

      Children with a visit who turned 6 months old in the measurement year.

      Exclusions

      None

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed EENT Endorsement Maintenance Project 2014
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      National Committee for Quality Assurance
      Steward POC email
      Steward Organization Copyright

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