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                <th scope="row"><b>Title: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">EXM146 - Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis</td>
            </tr>
        

        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Id: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">EXM146-FHIR</td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Version: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">4.0.0</td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Url: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><a href="Measure-EXM146-FHIR.html">EXM146 - Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis</a></td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row">
                    <b>
                        
                            Official
                        
                    </b>
                </th>

                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    
                        <p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
                            <span>146</span>
                        </p>
                    
                </td>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Effective Period: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">2018-01-01..2018-12-31</td>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Experimental: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">true</td>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Publisher: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information</td>
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                <th scope="row"><b>Description: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>Percentage of children 2-18 years of age who were diagnosed with pharyngitis, ordered an antibiotic and received a group A streptococcus (strep) test for the episode.</p>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Use Context: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    <table class="grid-dict">
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>code</b></th>
                            <th><b>value</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        
                            <tr>
                                <td>venue</td>
                                <td/>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Jurisdiction: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">US</td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Topic: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">57024-2</td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Purpose: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>This measure has been developed to support improvement in clinical care.</p>
</div></td>
            </tr>
        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Copyright: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>Physician Performance Measure (Measures) and related data specifications were developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
The Measures are copyrighted but can be reproduced and distributed, without modification, for noncommercial purposes (eg, use by healthcare providers in connection with their practices). Commercial use is defined as the sale, licensing, or distribution of the Measures for commercial gain, or incorporation of the Measures into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. Commercial use of the Measures requires a license agreement between the user and NCQA. NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measures.
(c) 2008 -2014 National Committee for Quality Assurance. All Rights Reserved.
Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for user convenience. Users of proprietary code sets should obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of the code sets.  NCQA disclaims all liability for use or accuracy of any CPT or other codes contained in the specifications.
CPT(R) contained in the Measure specifications is copyright 2004-2013 American Medical Association. LOINC(R) copyright 2004-2013 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2013 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 copyright 2013 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved.</p>
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                <th scope="row"><b>Disclaimer: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>The performance Measure is not a clinical guideline and does not establish a standard of medical care, and has not been tested for all potential applications. THE MEASURE AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED &quot;AS IS&quot; WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
Due to technical limitations, registered trademarks are indicated by (R) or [R] and unregistered trademarks are indicated by (TM) or [TM].</p>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Scoring: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    
                        
                            <p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
                                <span>Proportion </span>
                            </p>
                        
                    
                    
                </td>
            </tr>
        

        

        
            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Type: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    
                        
                            <p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
                                <span>process </span>
                            </p>
                        
                    
                    
                </td>
            </tr>
        

        

        

        
        <tr>
            <th scope="row"><b>Rationale: </b></th>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>Group A streptococcal bacterial infections and other infections that cause pharyngitis (which are most often viral) often produce the same signs and symptoms (IDSA 2002). The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America all recommend a diagnostic test for Strep A to improve diagnostic accuracy and avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment (Linder et al. 2005).  A study on antibiotic treatment of children with sore throat found that although only 15 to 36 percent of children with sore throat have Strep A pharyngitis, physicians prescribed antibiotics to 53 percent of children with a chief complaint of sore throat between 1995 and 2003 (Linder et al. 2005).</p>
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            <th scope="row"><b>Clinical recommendation statement: </b></th>
            <td style="padding-left: 4px;"><div><p>Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) (2007)
Reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment should be reserved for a bacterial illness. Diagnosis of group A beta streptococcal Pharyngitis should be made by laboratory testing rather than clinically.
Infectious Disease Society of America (Bisno et al. 2002)
The signs and symptoms of group A streptococcal and other (most frequently viral) pharyngitides overlap broadly. Therefore, unless the physician is able with confidence to exclude the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis on epidemiological and clinical grounds alone, a laboratory test should be done to determine whether group A streptococci are present in the pharynx.
With the exception of very rare infections by certain other pharyngeal bacterial pathogens (eg, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Neisseria gonorrhoeae), antimicrobial therapy is of no proven benefit as treatment for acute pharyngitis due to bacteria other than group A streptococci. Therefore, it is extremely important that physicians exclude the diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis to prevent inappropriate administration of antimicrobials to large numbers of patients with pharyngitis.
Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (2007)
Probability of group A beta hemolytic streptococci (GABHS): Low; Testing: None; Treatment: Symptomatic treatment only. Avoid antibiotics. Probability of GABHS: Intermediate or High; Testing: Throat Culture (TC) OR Rapid Screen; Treatment: If TC is positive, use antibiotics. If TC is negative, use symptomatic treatment only. Avoid antibiotics. If treatment is started and culture result is negative, stop antibiotics. If Rapid Screen is positive, use antibiotics. If Rapid Screen is negative, culture (Culture is optional for age 16 and over) and only use antibiotics if throat culture is positive. (Michigan, 2007)</p>
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            <tr>
                <th scope="row"><b>Improvement Notation: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    
                        
                            <p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
                                <span>Increased score indicates improvement </span>
                            </p>
                        
                    
                    
                </td>
            </tr>
        

        

        
            
        

        

        

        

        
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                <th scope="row"><b>Libraries: </b></th>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                    <table class="grid-dict">
                        
                            <tr>
                                <td><a href="Library-EXM146-FHIR.html">EXM146 - Example Proportion Measure Library</a></td>
                            </tr>
                        
                    </table>
                </td>
            </tr>
        

        

        
            
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                    <th scope="row"><b>Terminology and Other Dependencies: </b></th>
                    <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                        
                            <li><code>http://fhir.org/guides/cqf/common/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.0.1</code></li>
                        
                            <li><a href="Library-MATGlobalCommonFunctions.html">MAT Global Common Functions FHIR Libraryversion: null5.0.000)</a></li>
                        
                            <li><a href="Library-Common.html">Common Libraryversion: null2.0.0)</a></li>
                        
                            <li><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.5.0/CodeSystem-condition-clinical.html">Condition Clinical Status Codes</a></li>
                        
                            <li><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.5.0/CodeSystem-condition-ver-status.html">ConditionVerificationStatus</a></li>
                        
                            <li><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1061</code></li>
                        
                            <li><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1011</code></li>
                        
                            <li><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1012</code></li>
                        
                            <li><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1001</code></li>
                        
                            <li><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1012</code></li>
                        
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                <tr>
                    <th scope="row"><b>Parameters:</b></th>
                    <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                        <table class="grid-dict">
                            <tr>
                                <th><b>name</b></th>
                                <th><b>use</b></th>
                                <th><b>min</b></th>
                                <th><b>max</b></th>
                                <th><b>type</b></th>
                            </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Measurement Period</td>
                                    <td>In</td>
                                    <td>0</td>
                                    <td>1</td>
                                    <td>Period</td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Numerator</td>
                                    <td>Out</td>
                                    <td>0</td>
                                    <td>*</td>
                                    <td>Encounter</td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Initial Population</td>
                                    <td>Out</td>
                                    <td>0</td>
                                    <td>*</td>
                                    <td>Encounter</td>
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                <tr>
                    <th scope="row"><b>DataRequirements:</b></th>
                    <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                        <table class="grid-dict">
                            <tr>
                                <th><b>Resource Type</b></th>
                                <th><b>Resource Elements</b></th>
                                <th><b>Valueset Name</b></th>
                                <th><b>Valueset</b></th>
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                                <tr>
                                    <td>Condition(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/condition.html">Condition</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            code
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            
                                                 Acute Pharyngitis
                                            
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1011</code></td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Condition(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/condition.html">Condition</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            code
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            
                                                 Acute Tonsillitis
                                            
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1012</code></td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Observation(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html">Observation</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            effective
                                        
                                            code
                                        
                                            value
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            
                                                 Group A Streptococcus Test
                                            
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1012</code></td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Patient(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/patient.html">Patient</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td/>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>Encounter(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/encounter.html">Encounter</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            period
                                        
                                            type
                                        
                                            status
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            
                                                 Ambulatory/ED Visit
                                            
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1061</code></td>
                                </tr>
                            
                                <tr>
                                    <td>MedicationRequest(<a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/medicationrequest.html">MedicationRequest</a>)</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            authoredOn
                                        
                                            medication
                                        
                                            intent
                                        
                                            status
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            
                                                 Antibiotic Medications
                                            
                                        
                                    </td>
                                    <td><code>http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1001</code></td>
                                </tr>
                            
                        </table>
                    </td>
                </tr>

                

                
                    <tr>
                        <th scope="row"><b>Direct Reference Codes:</b></th>
                        <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                            <table class="grid-dict">
                                <tr>
                                    <th><b>display</b></th>
                                    <th><b>code</b></th>
                                    <th><b>system</b></th>
                                </tr>
                                
                                    <tr>
                                        <td/>
                                        <td>active</td>
                                        <td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/codesystem-condition-clinical.html">http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical</a></td>
                                    </tr>
                                
                                    <tr>
                                        <td/>
                                        <td>confirmed</td>
                                        <td><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/codesystem-condition-ver-status.html">http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status</a></td>
                                    </tr>
                                
                            </table>
                        </td>
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                    <th scope="row"><b>Logic Definitions:</b></th>
                    <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                        
                        <table class="grid-dict">
                            <tr>
                                <th><b>Group</b></th>
                                <th><b>Scoring</b></th>
                                <th><b>Population Criteria</b></th>
                                <th><b>Expression</b></th>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                
                                <td>  </td>
                                <td colspan="3" style="padding-left: 4px;">
                                    

                                    

                                    
                                        <b>Measure scoring:</b>
                                        
                                            <p style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
                                                <span>Proportion</span>
                                            </p>
                                        
                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                    

                                </td>
                                
                                <tr>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td>Initial Population</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            <pre><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Initial Population&quot;:
   &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot;</code></pre>
                                        
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                                
                                <tr>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td>Numerator</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            <pre><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Numerator&quot;:
   &quot;Strep Test Encounters&quot;</code></pre>
                                        
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                                
                                <tr>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td>Denominator</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            <pre><code class="language-cql"/></pre>
                                        
                                    </td>
                                </tr>
                                
                                <tr>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td/>
                                    <td>Denominator Exclusion</td>
                                    <td>
                                        
                                            <pre><code class="language-cql"/></pre>
                                        
                                    </td>
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                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period</td>
                            
                        </tr>
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                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">// Region: Initial Population
define &quot;Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period&quot;:
   AgeInYearsAt(start of &quot;Measurement Period&quot;) &gt;= 2
      and AgeInYearsAt(start of &quot;Measurement Period&quot;) &lt;= 17</code></pre>
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                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Measurement Period Encounters</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Measurement Period Encounters&quot;:
   [Encounter: &quot;Ambulatory/ED Visit&quot;] Encounter
      where Encounter.period during &quot;Measurement Period&quot;
        and Encounter.status = 'finished'
        and &quot;Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period&quot;</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Pharyngitis</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Pharyngitis&quot;:
   ([Condition: code in &quot;Acute Pharyngitis&quot;]
     union [Condition: code in &quot;Acute Tonsillitis&quot;]) Pharyngitis
     where Pharyngitis.clinicalStatus ~ Global.active
       and Pharyngitis.verificationStatus ~ Global.confirmed</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Antibiotics</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Antibiotics&quot;:
   [MedicationRequest: medication in &quot;Antibiotic Medications&quot;] Prescription
     where Prescription.status = 'active'
       and Prescription.intent = 'order'</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot;:
   &quot;Measurement Period Encounters&quot; Encounters
      with &quot;Pharyngitis&quot; Pharyngitis such that
         Common.&quot;Includes Or Starts During&quot;(Pharyngitis, Encounters)
      with &quot;Antibiotics&quot; Antibiotics such that Antibiotics.authoredOn
         3 days or less after FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period)</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Strep Test Encounters</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">// EndRegion: Denominator Exclusions

// Region: Denominator Exceptions

// None

// EndRegion: Denominator Exceptions

// Region: Numerator
define &quot;Strep Test Encounters&quot;:
   &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot; Encounters
      with [Observation: code in &quot;Group A Streptococcus Test&quot;] Tests
         such that Tests.value is not null
            and Tests.effective starts during
               Interval[start of FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period) - 3 days,
                 end of FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period) + 3 days]</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Numerator</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Numerator&quot;:
   &quot;Strep Test Encounters&quot;</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
                        </tr>
                    
                        <tr>
                            <th><b>Library Name</b></th>
                            <th><b>Name</b></th>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td>EXM146-FHIR</td>
                            
                            
                                <td>Initial Population</td>
                            
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            
                                <td/>
                                <td>
                                    <pre class="highlight language-cql"><code class="language-cql">define &quot;Initial Population&quot;:
   &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot;</code></pre>
                                </td>
                            
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                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-directReferenceCode">
        <valueCoding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical"/>
          <code value="active"/>
        </valueCoding>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-directReferenceCode">
        <valueCoding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status"/>
          <code value="confirmed"/>
        </valueCoding>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString
                       value="Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="// Region: Initial Population
define &quot;Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period&quot;:
   AgeInYearsAt(start of &quot;Measurement Period&quot;) &gt;= 2
      and AgeInYearsAt(start of &quot;Measurement Period&quot;) &lt;= 17"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="0"/>
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      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Measurement Period Encounters"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Measurement Period Encounters&quot;:
   [Encounter: &quot;Ambulatory/ED Visit&quot;] Encounter
      where Encounter.period during &quot;Measurement Period&quot;
        and Encounter.status = 'finished'
        and &quot;Is Between 2 and 17 Years of Age at Start of Measurement Period&quot;"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="1"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Pharyngitis"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Pharyngitis&quot;:
   ([Condition: code in &quot;Acute Pharyngitis&quot;]
     union [Condition: code in &quot;Acute Tonsillitis&quot;]) Pharyngitis
     where Pharyngitis.clinicalStatus ~ Global.active
       and Pharyngitis.verificationStatus ~ Global.confirmed"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="2"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Antibiotics"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Antibiotics&quot;:
   [MedicationRequest: medication in &quot;Antibiotic Medications&quot;] Prescription
     where Prescription.status = 'active'
       and Prescription.intent = 'order'"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="3"/>
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      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics"/>
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        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot;:
   &quot;Measurement Period Encounters&quot; Encounters
      with &quot;Pharyngitis&quot; Pharyngitis such that
         Common.&quot;Includes Or Starts During&quot;(Pharyngitis, Encounters)
      with &quot;Antibiotics&quot; Antibiotics such that Antibiotics.authoredOn
         3 days or less after FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period)"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="4"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Strep Test Encounters"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="// EndRegion: Denominator Exclusions

// Region: Denominator Exceptions

// None

// EndRegion: Denominator Exceptions

// Region: Numerator
define &quot;Strep Test Encounters&quot;:
   &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot; Encounters
      with [Observation: code in &quot;Group A Streptococcus Test&quot;] Tests
         such that Tests.value is not null
            and Tests.effective starts during
               Interval[start of FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period) - 3 days,
                 end of FHIRHelpers.ToInterval(Encounters.period) + 3 days]"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="5"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Numerator"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Numerator&quot;:
   &quot;Strep Test Encounters&quot;"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="6"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/cqf-logicDefinition">
        <extension url="libraryName">
          <valueString value="EXM146-FHIR"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="name">
          <valueString value="Initial Population"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="statement">
          <valueString
                       value="define &quot;Initial Population&quot;:
   &quot;Pharyngitis Encounters With Antibiotics&quot;"/>
        </extension>
        <extension url="displaySequence">
          <valueInteger value="7"/>
        </extension>
      </extension>
      <url
           value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/Library/effective-data-requirements-exm146"/>
      <version value="1.0.0"/>
      <name value="EffectiveDataRequirements"/>
      <title value="Module Definition Library - EXM146"/>
      <status value="active"/>
      <type>
        <coding>
          <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/library-type"/>
          <code value="module-definition"/>
        </coding>
      </type>
      <date value="2022-02-22T10:37:03-07:00"/>
      <description
                   value="This library is used as an example module definition in the FHIR Quality Measure Implementation Guide"/>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Library FHIRHelpers"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://fhir.org/guides/cqf/common/Library/FHIRHelpers|4.0.1"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Library Global"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/Library/MATGlobalCommonFunctions|5.0.000"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Library Common"/>
        <resource value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/Library/Common|2.0.0"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Code system ConditionClinicalStatusCodes"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Code system ConditionVerificationStatusCodes"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Value set Ambulatory/ED Visit"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1061"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Value set Acute Pharyngitis"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1011"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Value set Acute Tonsillitis"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1012"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Value set Antibiotic Medications"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1001"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <relatedArtifact>
        <type value="depends-on"/>
        <display value="Value set Group A Streptococcus Test"/>
        <resource
                  value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1012"/>
      </relatedArtifact>
      <parameter>
        <name value="Measurement Period"/>
        <use value="in"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
        <type value="Period"/>
      </parameter>
      <parameter>
        <name value="Numerator"/>
        <use value="out"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
        <type value="Encounter"/>
      </parameter>
      <parameter>
        <name value="Initial Population"/>
        <use value="out"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
        <type value="Encounter"/>
      </parameter>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="Condition"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition"/>
        <mustSupport value="code"/>
        <codeFilter>
          <path value="code"/>
          <valueSet
                    value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1011"/>
        </codeFilter>
      </dataRequirement>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="Condition"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Condition"/>
        <mustSupport value="code"/>
        <codeFilter>
          <path value="code"/>
          <valueSet
                    value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.102.12.1012"/>
        </codeFilter>
      </dataRequirement>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="Observation"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/>
        <mustSupport value="effective"/>
        <mustSupport value="code"/>
        <mustSupport value="value"/>
        <codeFilter>
          <path value="code"/>
          <valueSet
                    value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.198.12.1012"/>
        </codeFilter>
      </dataRequirement>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="Patient"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </dataRequirement>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="Encounter"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter"/>
        <mustSupport value="period"/>
        <mustSupport value="type"/>
        <mustSupport value="status"/>
        <codeFilter>
          <path value="type"/>
          <valueSet
                    value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.101.12.1061"/>
        </codeFilter>
      </dataRequirement>
      <dataRequirement>
        <type value="MedicationRequest"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MedicationRequest"/>
        <mustSupport value="authoredOn"/>
        <mustSupport value="medication"/>
        <mustSupport value="intent"/>
        <mustSupport value="status"/>
        <codeFilter>
          <path value="medication"/>
          <valueSet
                    value="http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.196.12.1001"/>
        </codeFilter>
      </dataRequirement>
    </Library>
  </contained>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/StructureDefinition/cqfm-populationBasis">
    <valueCode value="Encounter"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/crmi/StructureDefinition/crmi-softwaresystem">
    <valueReference>🔗 
      <reference value="Device/software-system-example"/>
    </valueReference>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/crmi/StructureDefinition/crmi-effectiveDataRequirements">
    <valueCanonical value="#effective-data-requirements-exm146"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/Measure/EXM146-FHIR"/>
  <identifier>
    <use value="official"/>
    <system value="http://example.org/fhir/cqi/ecqm/Measure/Identifier/exm"/>
    <value value="146"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="4.0.0"/>
  <name value="EXM146"/>
  <title value="EXM146 - Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2022-02-22"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Percentage of children 2-18 years of age who were diagnosed with pharyngitis, ordered an antibiotic and received a group A streptococcus (strep) test for the episode."/>
  <useContext>
    <code>
      <system
              value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type"/>
      <code value="venue"/>
      <display value="Venue"/>
    </code>
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system
                value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/CodeSystem/intended-venue-codes"/>
        <code value="ec"/>
        <display value="EC"/>
      </coding>
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </useContext>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="urn:iso:std:iso:3166"/>
      <code value="US"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <purpose
           value="This measure has been developed to support improvement in clinical care."/>
  <copyright
             value="Physician Performance Measure (Measures) and related data specifications were developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 
The Measures are copyrighted but can be reproduced and distributed, without modification, for noncommercial purposes (eg, use by healthcare providers in connection with their practices). Commercial use is defined as the sale, licensing, or distribution of the Measures for commercial gain, or incorporation of the Measures into a product or service that is sold, licensed or distributed for commercial gain. Commercial use of the Measures requires a license agreement between the user and NCQA. NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measures. 
(c) 2008 -2014 National Committee for Quality Assurance. All Rights Reserved. 
Limited proprietary coding is contained in the Measure specifications for user convenience. Users of proprietary code sets should obtain all necessary licenses from the owners of the code sets.  NCQA disclaims all liability for use or accuracy of any CPT or other codes contained in the specifications.
CPT(R) contained in the Measure specifications is copyright 2004-2013 American Medical Association. LOINC(R) copyright 2004-2013 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2013 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation. ICD-10 copyright 2013 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved."/>
  <approvalDate value="2016-01-01"/>
  <lastReviewDate value="2016-09-01"/>
  <effectivePeriod>
    <start value="2018-01-01"/>
    <end value="2018-12-31"/>
  </effectivePeriod>
  <topic>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
      <code value="57024-2"/>
      <display value="Health Quality Measure Document"/>
    </coding>
  </topic>
  <library value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cqm/Library/EXM146-FHIR"/>
  <disclaimer
              value="The performance Measure is not a clinical guideline and does not establish a standard of medical care, and has not been tested for all potential applications. THE MEASURE AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED &quot;AS IS&quot; WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 
 Due to technical limitations, registered trademarks are indicated by (R) or [R] and unregistered trademarks are indicated by (TM) or [TM]."/>
  <scoring>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-scoring"/>
      <code value="proportion"/>
      <display value="Proportion"/>
    </coding>
  </scoring>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-type"/>
      <code value="process"/>
    </coding>
  </type>
  <rationale
             value="Group A streptococcal bacterial infections and other infections that cause pharyngitis (which are most often viral) often produce the same signs and symptoms (IDSA 2002). The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America all recommend a diagnostic test for Strep A to improve diagnostic accuracy and avoid unnecessary antibiotic treatment (Linder et al. 2005).  A study on antibiotic treatment of children with sore throat found that although only 15 to 36 percent of children with sore throat have Strep A pharyngitis, physicians prescribed antibiotics to 53 percent of children with a chief complaint of sore throat between 1995 and 2003 (Linder et al. 2005)."/>
  <clinicalRecommendationStatement
                                   value="Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) (2007) 
 Reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics. Antibiotic treatment should be reserved for a bacterial illness. Diagnosis of group A beta streptococcal Pharyngitis should be made by laboratory testing rather than clinically. 
Infectious Disease Society of America (Bisno et al. 2002) 
The signs and symptoms of group A streptococcal and other (most frequently viral) pharyngitides overlap broadly. Therefore, unless the physician is able with confidence to exclude the diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis on epidemiological and clinical grounds alone, a laboratory test should be done to determine whether group A streptococci are present in the pharynx. 
With the exception of very rare infections by certain other pharyngeal bacterial pathogens (eg, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Neisseria gonorrhoeae), antimicrobial therapy is of no proven benefit as treatment for acute pharyngitis due to bacteria other than group A streptococci. Therefore, it is extremely important that physicians exclude the diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis to prevent inappropriate administration of antimicrobials to large numbers of patients with pharyngitis. 
Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium (2007)
Probability of group A beta hemolytic streptococci (GABHS): Low; Testing: None; Treatment: Symptomatic treatment only. Avoid antibiotics. Probability of GABHS: Intermediate or High; Testing: Throat Culture (TC) OR Rapid Screen; Treatment: If TC is positive, use antibiotics. If TC is negative, use symptomatic treatment only. Avoid antibiotics. If treatment is started and culture result is negative, stop antibiotics. If Rapid Screen is positive, use antibiotics. If Rapid Screen is negative, culture (Culture is optional for age 16 and over) and only use antibiotics if throat culture is positive. (Michigan, 2007)"/>
  <improvementNotation>
    <coding>
      <system
              value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-improvement-notation"/>
      <code value="increase"/>
      <display value="Increased score indicates improvement"/>
    </coding>
  </improvementNotation>
  <guidance
            value="This is an episode of care measure that examines all eligible episodes for the patient during the measurement period. If the patient has more than one episode, include all episodes in the measure."/>
  <group>
    <population>
      <code>
        <coding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/>
          <code value="initial-population"/>
          <display value="Initial Population"/>
        </coding>
      </code>
      <criteria>
        <language value="text/cql-identifier"/>
        <expression value="Initial Population"/>
      </criteria>
    </population>
    <population>
      <code>
        <coding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/>
          <code value="numerator"/>
          <display value="Numerator"/>
        </coding>
      </code>
      <criteria>
        <language value="text/cql-identifier"/>
        <expression value="Numerator"/>
      </criteria>
    </population>
    <population>
      <code>
        <coding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/>
          <code value="denominator"/>
          <display value="Denominator"/>
        </coding>
      </code>
      <criteria>
        <language value="text/cql-identifier"/>
        <expression value="Denominator"/>
      </criteria>
    </population>
    <population>
      <code>
        <coding>
          <system
                  value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/measure-population"/>
          <code value="denominator-exclusion"/>
          <display value="Denominator Exclusion"/>
        </coding>
      </code>
      <criteria>
        <language value="text/cql-identifier"/>
        <expression value="Denominator Exclusion"/>
      </criteria>
    </population>
  </group>
</Measure>