CMS155v5 – Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents
| Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents | CMS155v5 | Percentage of patients 3-17 years of age who had an outpatient visit with a Primary Care Physician (PCP) or Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) and who had evidence of the following during the measurement period. Three rates are reported.
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| – INITIAL POPULATION
Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period. |
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| – DENOMINATOR – 1
Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) |
– NUMERATOR – 1
Patients who had a height, weight and body mass index (BMI) percentile recorded during the measurement period. |
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| – DENOMINATOR – 2
Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period. |
– NUMERATOR – 2
Patients who had counseling for nutrition during a visit that occurs during the measurement period. |
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| – DENOMINATOR – 3
Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) or an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) during the measurement period. |
– NUMERATOR – 3
Patients who had counseling for physical activity during a visit that occurs during the measurement period. |
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| – DENOMINATOR EXCLUSIONS
Patients who have a diagnosis of pregnancy during the measurement period. |
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| – APPLICATION WORKFLOW
For Denominator: Patients 3-17 years of age with at least one outpatient visit with a primary care physician (PCP) during the measurement period are included in the denominator of this measure.  For Numerator 1: Patients who had a height, weight and body mass index (BMI) percentile recorded during the measurement period. The following records must be added:
Vitals For Numerator 2: Patients who had counseling for nutrition during a visit that occurs during the measurement period are included in numerator stratum 2. To record counseling, navigate to Patient > Provider Note > eSuperbill.  For Numerator 3: Patients who had counseling for physical activity during a visit that occurs during the measurement period are included in numerator stratum 3. To record this, navigate to Patient > Clinical > Evaluations. To learn more about how to add Evaluations, click here.  Denominator Exclusions: Patients who have a diagnosis of pregnancy during the measurement period. To know more about evaluations, click here. |
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