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Process Measure: Follow up - Healthy Care for Healthy Kids Learning Collaborative*

Definition

Percentage of children, 2 to 12 years of age, with follow-up planned within one month after classification for overweight

Numerator:  Number of children, 2 to 12 years of age, with a follow up planned a month after classification of being overweight in measurement period month

Denominator:  Number of children (or charts reviewed of children), 2 to 12 years of age who are identified as overweight in the measurement period month


Goal

95 or greater percentage of children, 2 to 12 years of age, with follow-up planned within one month after classification for overweight


Data Collection Plan

All children, 2 to 12 years of age, should be checked for the need for a follow-up.

 

 

*Healthy Care for Healthy Kids Learning Collaborative (A Partnership of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and NICHQ)