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Quality Insights: Clinical Quality in Primary Care

Pediatric Care:
Well Visits for Children 0 to 15 Months of Age

Healthcare quality measure: This measure looks at pediatric patients, 0-15 months of age. It shows the percent of those patients who had at least 6 well-infant visits with a doctor or other healthcare provider in the first 15 months of life. These well-infant visits (or “check-ups”) are to see how well your child is growing and to provide preventive care, such as screening tests and immunizations (shots to protect against childhood diseases). They are not the same as visits when your child is sick.

Reasons for this measure: A child grows and changes a lot in the first 15 months. During this time, there are major changes in a child’s size, thinking, social skills, and emotions. For instance, in the first year a child’s birth weight triples, he or she grows a lot taller, and his or her brain gets much bigger.

Children need to have frequent visits to their doctor in the first 15 months of life. These visits do more than just check a child’s growth. They are also a way for parents and healthcare providers to start working with each other as partners for the child’s health.

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Medical Group
Comparison
Rate
Rating
Benchmarks:
   Nat'l Average
   90th Percentile
   MA Rate		 National Average
National 90th Percentile
MA Rate
76.1%
90.7%
96.1%		  
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93.7%

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MA Rate (96.1%)

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Explanation of the Star Ratings...

  • above three benchmarksabove three benchmarksabove three benchmarksabove three benchmarks Four stars means the rate is above three benchmarks
  • above two benchmarksabove two benchmarksabove two benchmarksabove two benchmarks Three stars means the rate is above two benchmarks
  • above one benchmarkabove one benchmarkabove one benchmarkabove one benchmark Two stars means the rate is above one benchmark
  • not above benchmarksnot above benchmarksnot above benchmarksnot above benchmarks One star means the rate is not above benchmarks
  • no data available MHQP has too little data to report on this measure. This can happen when the patients or illnesses a medical group cares for are not part of this report.

The three benchmarks used for comparison are:

  • The MHQP Massachusetts Statewide Rate
  • The National 90th Percentile
  • The National Average

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and National benchmarks.

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Ways your doctor can help...

  • Talk with you about what to expect as your child grows. This discussion will include normal changes as well as problems that may arise.
  • Give your child all needed immunizations.
  • Teach you ways to help your child stay healthy - now, and as your child grows.

Ways you can help...

  • Become a partner with your child’s doctor or healthcare provider. This means working together to help your child stay healthy.
  • Make and keep all the appointments your child needs. This includes well-visits, shots, and appointments when your child is sick.
  • Keep a record of your child’s immunizations and share it with all your child’s health care providers.
  • Call or visit your child’s doctor when there are problems or something seems wrong. This includes changes in how your child acts - when he or she does something quite different from before.
  • Help your child develop good habits. This includes eating healthy foods, being active or getting exercise, and using safety precautions such as infant car seats.

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