Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children

Measure Domain: Availability of Services
Measure Sub-Domain: Availability of Specialty Services for Children
PQMP COE: Q-METRIC
Associated NQF # and Name: None.

Products:
Fact Sheet: None
Full Report (PDF, 215 KB)

Measure Technical Specifications and Other Supporting Documents:
Section 1, Table 1. Taxonomy Codes by Specialty and Table 2. Place of Service Codes (PDF, 30 KB)
Section 2, Detailed Measure Specifications (PDF, 105 KB)
Section 5, Table 3. Evidence Supporting the Importance of Access to Outpatient Specialty Care (PDF, 86 KB)
Section 6, Table 4. Figures 1 and 2 (PDF, 108 KB)
Section 6, Table 5. Reasons for Variance (PDF, 67 KB)
Section 6, Table 6. Source of Physician Specialty Identification (PDF, 21 KB)
Section 6, Table 7. Proportion of Specialty-Related Outpatient Visits (PDF, 54 KB)
Section 6, Table 8. Additional Specialists Identified Through Alternate Source (PDF, 44 KB)
Section 6, Table 9. Impact of Alternate Data Source on Measure Results (PDF, 26 KB)
Section 6, Table 10. Proportion of Outpatient Visits for Additional Physicians (PDF, 46 KB)
Appendix A: Diagnostic Codes Used in Validity Testing (XLSX, 1.4 MB)
Appendix B: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists (PDF, 250 KB)

Toolkit: None