1. Overview of Chlamydia Screening in HEDIS ® March 2002 Sarah Shih

2. 2 Background New measure in HEDIS 2000 Developed in response to need Pilot tests published –Mangione-Smith R et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000; 154(11):1108-1113.

3. 3 Chlamydia Screening Denominator –Females ages 16 - 26 years old, identified as sexually active through diagnostic or procedural codes Numerator –For the Denominator population, lab tests for Chlamydia identified by Administrative Data Sources

4. 4 Chlamydia Screening Reported in two age cohorts –16 - 20 years –21 - 26 years Collected by plans –Medicaid –Commercial

5. 5 National Rates

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7. 7 Regional Variation 2001

8. 8 Other HEDIS measures Breast Cancer Screening Cervical Cancer Screening Prenatal and Postpartum Care

9. 9 Other HEDIS measures

10. 10 Other HEDIS measures

11. 11 Other HEDIS measures

12. 12 Other HEDIS measures

13. 13 Thoughts for the Future Quality Improvement Activities Accreditation requirements State of Managed Care Quality Report www.ncqa.org