eCQM QICore Content Implementation Guide
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Measure: Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by DentistsFHIR

Official URL: https://madie.cms.gov/Measure/PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Version: 0.0.002
Draft as of 2024-12-18 Responsible: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Computable Name: PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR
Other Identifiers: Short Name (use: usual, ), UUID:1c99917f-438b-4cdb-ba95-d2fb32f9d715 (use: official, ), UUID:d28e85be-55aa-470f-8138-e13fa160159b (use: official, ), Publisher (use: official, )

Copyright/Legal: This Physician Performance Measure (Measure) and related data specifications are owned and stewarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS contracted (Contract HHSP23320095627WC; HHSP23337008T) with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to develop this electronic measure. NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measure. NCQA makes no representations, warranties, or endorsement about the quality of any organization or physician that uses or reports performance measures and NCQA has no liability to anyone who relies on such measures or specifications.

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 third-party codes contained in the specifications.

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The American Dental Association (“ADA”) holds a copyright to the Current Dental Terminology (“CDT”) codes contained in certain measure specifications. The CDT codes in the measure specifications are included with the permission of the ADA. All uses of the CDT codes require a license from the ADA. No alteration, amendments, or modifications of the CDT or any portion thereof is allowed. Resale, transmission, or distribution of copies of the CDT or other portions of the CDT is also not allowed. To inquire about licensing, contact CDT-SNODENT@ada.org.

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Percentage of children, 1-20 years of age, who received two fluoride varnish applications during the measurement period as determined by a dentist

UNKNOWN

Title: Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by DentistsFHIR
Id: PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR
Version: 0.0.002
Url: Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by DentistsFHIR
short-name identifier:

CMS74FHIR

version-independent identifier:

urn:uuid:1c99917f-438b-4cdb-ba95-d2fb32f9d715

version-specific identifier:

urn:uuid:d28e85be-55aa-470f-8138-e13fa160159b

publisher (CMS) identifier:

74FHIR

Effective Period: 2025-01-01..2025-12-31
Status: draft
Publisher: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Author: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Description:

Percentage of children, 1-20 years of age, who received two fluoride varnish applications during the measurement period as determined by a dentist

Purpose:

UNKNOWN

Copyright:

This Physician Performance Measure (Measure) and related data specifications are owned and stewarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS contracted (Contract HHSP23320095627WC; HHSP23337008T) with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to develop this electronic measure. NCQA is not responsible for any use of the Measure. NCQA makes no representations, warranties, or endorsement about the quality of any organization or physician that uses or reports performance measures and NCQA has no liability to anyone who relies on such measures or specifications.

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 third-party codes contained in the specifications.

CPT(R) codes, descriptions and other data are copyright 2024. American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a trademark of the American Medical Association. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to government use.

The American Dental Association (“ADA”) holds a copyright to the Current Dental Terminology (“CDT”) codes contained in certain measure specifications. The CDT codes in the measure specifications are included with the permission of the ADA. All uses of the CDT codes require a license from the ADA. No alteration, amendments, or modifications of the CDT or any portion thereof is allowed. Resale, transmission, or distribution of copies of the CDT or other portions of the CDT is also not allowed. To inquire about licensing, contact CDT-SNODENT@ada.org.

The measure specifications contain coding from LOINC(R) (http://loinc.org). The LOINC table, LOINC codes, LOINC panels and form file, LOINC linguistic variants file, LOINC/RSNA Radiology Playbook, and LOINC/IEEE Medical Device Code Mapping Table are copyright 2004-2024 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee, and are available at no cost under the license at http://loinc.org/terms-of-use.

This material contains SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT[R]) copyright 2004-2023 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation.

ICD-10 copyright 2024 World Health Organization. All Rights Reserved.

“HL7” is the registered trademark of Health Level Seven International.

Disclaimer:

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 "AS IS" 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:

Proportion

Rationale:

The literature reflects that fluoride varnish, when applied to the teeth of high-risk children, reduces, in conjunction with anticipatory guidance provided to the caregiver, the risk of the child developing caries (Weyant et al., 2013). Evidence in the literature also specifically supports the effectiveness of professionally applied fluoride varnish at preventing caries in higher risk children (Chou et al., 2014).

Clinical recommendation statement:

The 2013 American Dental Association (ADA) clinical recommendations for use of professionally applied or prescription-strength, home-use topical fluorides for caries prevention in patients at elevated risk of developing caries:

  • Younger Than 6 Years - 2.26 percent fluoride varnish at least every three to six months.

  • 6-18 Years - 2.26 percent fluoride varnish at least every three to six months OR 1.23 percent fluoride (APF*) gel for four minutes at least every three to six months.

  • Older Than 18 Years - 2.26 percent fluoride varnish at least every three to six months OR 1.23 percent fluoride (APF) gel for four minutes at least every three to six months (Weyant et al., 2013).

The United States Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recommends the use of professionally applied fluoride varnish for the prevention of dental caries in high risk children under 5 years of age (Chou et al., 2014).

Guidance (Usage): This eCQM is a patient-based measure. Telehealth encounters are not eligible for this measure because the measure does not contain telehealth-eligible codes and requires a clinical action that cannot be conducted via telehealth. This FHIR-based measure has been derived from the QDM-based measure: CMS74v14. Please refer to the HL7 QI-Core Implementation Guide (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU4.1.1/) for more information on QI-Core and mapping recommendations from QDM to QI-Core 4.1.1 (https://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/STU4.1.1/qdm-to-qicore.html).
Population Criteria: Stratifier Criteria:
64e664622ad653247b573aea
Initial Population: Children, 1-20 years of age at the start of the measurement period, with a clinical oral evaluation by a dentist during the measurement period
Denominator: Equals Initial Population
Denominator Exclusion: Exclude patients who are in hospice care for any part of the measurement period
Numerator: Children who receive two fluoride varnish applications on different days during the measurement period
Stratum: Population 1: Patients age 1-5 years at the start of the Measurement Period
Stratum: Population 2: Patients age 6-12 years at the start of the Measurement Period
Stratum: Population 3: Patients age 13-20 years at the start of the Measurement Period
Libraries:
PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR
Terminology and Other Dependencies:
  • Library/Status|1.8.000
  • Library/QICoreCommon|2.1.000
  • Library/FHIRHelpers|4.4.000
  • Library/Hospice|6.12.000
  • SNOMED CT (all versions)
  • Observation Category Codes
  • Logical Observation Identifiers, Names and Codes (LOINC)
  • Fluoride Varnish Application for Children
  • Clinical Oral Evaluation
  • Encounter Inpatient
  • http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
  • Hospice Care Ambulatory
  • http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
  • Parameters:
    name use min max type
    Measurement Period In 0 1 Period
    Numerator Out 0 1 boolean
    Stratification 3 Out 0 1 boolean
    Stratification 2 Out 0 1 boolean
    Stratification 1 Out 0 1 boolean
    Denominator Out 0 1 boolean
    Initial Population Out 0 1 boolean
    Denominator Exclusions Out 0 1 boolean
    DataRequirements:
    Resource Type Resource Elements Valueset Name Valueset
    Procedure(QICoreProcedure) code performed status status.value Fluoride Varnish Application for Children Fluoride Varnish Application for Children
    Procedure(QICoreProcedure) code performed status status.value Hospice Care Ambulatory Hospice Care Ambulatory
    Patient(QICorePatient)
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type period status status.value Clinical Oral Evaluation Clinical Oral Evaluation
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type hospitalization hospitalization.dischargeDisposition period status status.value Encounter Inpatient Encounter Inpatient
    Encounter(QICoreEncounter) type period status status.value Hospice Encounter http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1003
    Observation(QICoreObservation) code value effective status status.value category
    ServiceRequest(QICoreServiceRequest) code authoredOn authoredOn.value status status.value intent intent.value Hospice Care Ambulatory Hospice Care Ambulatory
    Condition(QICoreCondition) code Hospice Diagnosis http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113883.3.464.1003.1165
    Direct Reference Codes:
    display code system
    Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure) 428361000124107 http://snomed.info/sct
    Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure) 428371000124100 http://snomed.info/sct
    survey survey http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
    Yes (qualifier value) 373066001 http://snomed.info/sct
    Hospice care [Minimum Data Set] 45755-6 http://loinc.org
    Logic Definitions:
    Group Scoring Population Criteria Expression
    64e664622ad653247b573aea Group scoring: proportion Measure scoring:

    Proportion

    Type:

    Process

    Rate Aggregation: None
    Improvement Notation:

    increase

    Initial Population
    define "Initial Population":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") in Interval[1, 20]
        and exists ( "Qualifying Encounters" )
    Denominator
    define "Denominator":
      "Initial Population"
    Denominator Exclusion
    define "Denominator Exclusions":
      Hospice."Has Hospice Services"
    Numerator
    define "Numerator":
      Count((([Procedure: "Fluoride Varnish Application for Children"]).isProcedurePerformed()) FluorideApplication
          where FluorideApplication.performed.toInterval() ends during day of "Measurement Period"
          return distinct date from 
          end of FluorideApplication.performed.toInterval()
      ) >= 2
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Numerator
    define "Numerator":
      Count((([Procedure: "Fluoride Varnish Application for Children"]).isProcedurePerformed()) FluorideApplication
          where FluorideApplication.performed.toInterval() ends during day of "Measurement Period"
          return distinct date from 
          end of FluorideApplication.performed.toInterval()
      ) >= 2
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Stratification 3
    define "Stratification 3":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") in Interval[13, 20]
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Stratification 2
    define "Stratification 2":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") in Interval[6, 12]
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Stratification 1
    define "Stratification 1":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") in Interval[1, 5]
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Qualifying Encounters
    define "Qualifying Encounters":
      ( ( [Encounter: "Clinical Oral Evaluation"] ).isEncounterPerformed ( ) ) ValidEncounter
        where ValidEncounter.period during day of "Measurement Period"
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Initial Population
    define "Initial Population":
      AgeInYearsAt(date from start of "Measurement Period") in Interval[1, 20]
        and exists ( "Qualifying Encounters" )
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Denominator
    define "Denominator":
      "Initial Population"
    Library Name Name
    Hospice Has Hospice Services
    define "Has Hospice Services":
      exists ((([Encounter: "Encounter Inpatient"]).isEncounterPerformed()) InpatientEncounter
          where (InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to home for hospice care (procedure)"
              or InpatientEncounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition ~ "Discharge to healthcare facility for hospice care (procedure)"
          )
            and InpatientEncounter.period.toInterval() ends during day of "Measurement Period"
      )
        or exists ((([Encounter: "Hospice Encounter"]).isEncounterPerformed()) HospiceEncounter
            where HospiceEncounter.period.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists ((([Observation: "Hospice care [Minimum Data Set]"]).isAssessmentPerformed()) HospiceAssessment
            where HospiceAssessment.value ~ "Yes (qualifier value)"
              and HospiceAssessment.effective.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists ((([ServiceRequest: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionOrder()) HospiceOrder
            where HospiceOrder.authoredOn.toInterval() during day of "Measurement Period"
            // and HospiceOrder.doNotPerform is not true
            // https://oncprojectracking.healthit.gov/support/browse/CQLIT-447
        )
        or exists ((([Procedure: "Hospice Care Ambulatory"]).isInterventionPerformed()) HospicePerformed
            where HospicePerformed.performed.toInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
        or exists (([Condition: "Hospice Diagnosis"]) HospiceCareDiagnosis
            where HospiceCareDiagnosis.prevalenceInterval() overlaps day of "Measurement Period"
        )
    Library Name Name
    PrimaryCariesPreventionasOfferedbyDentistsFHIR Denominator Exclusions
    define "Denominator Exclusions":
      Hospice."Has Hospice Services"
    Library Name Name
    Status isProcedurePerformed
    //Procedure, Performed
    define fluent function isProcedurePerformed(Proc List<Procedure>):
      Proc P
        where P.status ~ 'completed'
    Library Name Name
    Status isEncounterPerformed
    //Encounter, Performed
    //General usage unless required otherwise by measure intent (e.g., follow-up encounters)
    define fluent function isEncounterPerformed(Enc List<Encounter>):
      Enc E
        where E.status in {'finished', 'arrived', 'triaged', 'in-progress', 'onleave'}
    Library Name Name
    QICoreCommon toInterval
    /*
    @description: Normalizes a value that is a choice of timing-valued types to an equivalent interval
    @comment: Normalizes a choice type of DateTime, Quanitty, Interval<DateTime>, or Interval<Quantity> types
    to an equivalent interval. This selection of choice types is a superset of the majority of choice types that are used as possible
    representations for timing-valued elements in QICore, allowing this function to be used across any resource.
    The input can be provided as a DateTime, Quantity, Interval<DateTime> or Interval<Quantity>.
    The intent of this function is to provide a clear and concise mechanism to treat single
    elements that have multiple possible representations as intervals so that logic doesn't have to account
    for the variability. More complex calculations (such as medication request period or dispense period
    calculation) need specific guidance and consideration. That guidance may make use of this function, but
    the focus of this function is on single element calculations where the semantics are unambiguous.
    If the input is a DateTime, the result a DateTime Interval beginning and ending on that DateTime.
    If the input is a Quantity, the quantity is expected to be a calendar-duration interpreted as an Age,
    and the result is a DateTime Interval beginning on the Date the patient turned that age and ending immediately before one year later.
    If the input is a DateTime Interval, the result is the input.
    If the input is a Quantity Interval, the quantities are expected to be calendar-durations interpreted as an Age, and the result
    is a DateTime Interval beginning on the date the patient turned the age given as the start of the quantity interval, and ending
    immediately before one year later than the date the patient turned the age given as the end of the quantity interval.
    If the input is a Timing, an error will be thrown indicating that Timing calculations are not implemented. Any other input will reslt in a null DateTime Interval
    */
    define fluent function toInterval(choice Choice<DateTime, Quantity, Interval<DateTime>, Interval<Quantity>, Timing>):
      case
    	  when choice is DateTime then
        	Interval[choice as DateTime, choice as DateTime]
    		when choice is Interval<DateTime> then
      		choice as Interval<DateTime>
    		when choice is Quantity then
    		  Interval[Patient.birthDate + (choice as Quantity),
    			  Patient.birthDate + (choice as Quantity) + 1 year)
    		when choice is Interval<Quantity> then
    		  Interval[Patient.birthDate + (choice.low as Quantity),
    			  Patient.birthDate + (choice.high as Quantity) + 1 year)
    		when choice is Timing then
          Message(null, true, 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED', 'Error', 'Calculation of an interval from a Timing value is not supported') as Interval<DateTime>
    		else
    			null as Interval<DateTime>
    	end
    Library Name Name
    Status isAssessmentPerformed
    //This library contains functions that are based on QDM 5.6 to QICore 4.1.1 March 2023 (https://github.com/cqframework/CQL-Formatting-and-Usage-Wiki/wiki/Authoring-Patterns---QICore-v4.1.1). The functions may appear similar to some QICoreCommon functions but different in that they have constraints that are relevant for measures authored by NCQA.
    
    //Assessment, Performed
    define fluent function isAssessmentPerformed(Obs List<Observation>):
      Obs O
        where O.status in { 'final', 'amended', 'corrected' }
              and exists ( O.category ObservationCategory
              where ( ObservationCategory ) ~ "survey"
          )
    Library Name Name
    FHIRHelpers ToConcept
    /*
    @description: Converts the given FHIR [CodeableConcept](https://hl7.org/fhir/datatypes.html#CodeableConcept) value to a CQL Concept.
    */
    define function ToConcept(concept FHIR.CodeableConcept):
        if concept is null then
            null
        else
            System.Concept {
                codes: concept.coding C return ToCode(C),
                display: concept.text.value
            }
    Library Name Name
    Status isInterventionOrder
    //Intervention, Order: active and completed only    
    define fluent function isInterventionOrder(ServiceRequest List<ServiceRequest>):
      ServiceRequest S
        where S.status in { 'active', 'completed' }
          and S.intent = 'order'
    Library Name Name
    Status isInterventionPerformed
    //Intervention, Performed
    define fluent function isInterventionPerformed(Proc List<Procedure>):
      Proc P
        where P.status ~ 'completed'
    Library Name Name
    QICoreCommon prevalenceInterval
    /*
    @description: Returns an interval representing the normalized prevalence period of a given Condition.
    @comment: Uses the ToInterval and ToAbatementInterval functions to determine the widest potential interval from
    onset to abatement as specified in the given Condition. If the condition is active, or has an abatement date the resulting 
    interval will have a closed ending boundary. Otherwise, the resulting interval will have an open ending boundary.
    */
    define fluent function prevalenceInterval(condition Condition):
    if condition.clinicalStatus ~ "active"
      or condition.clinicalStatus ~ "recurrence"
      or condition.clinicalStatus ~ "relapse" then
      Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), end of condition.abatementInterval()]
    else
        (end of condition.abatementInterval()) abatementDate
        return if abatementDate is null then
          Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), abatementDate)
        else
          Interval[start of condition.onset.toInterval(), abatementDate]