Adults' Access to Preventive/Ambulatory Health Services

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of members 20 years and older who had who had an ambulatory or preventive care visit.

Numerator

People aged 20 years and older who has an ambulatory or preventive care visit.

Denominator

All beneficiaries in the rural geographic areas for the different payers.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Not applicable
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Adults' Access to Preventive/Ambulatory Health Services. Last updated 14.03.2023. Accessed 5.04.2024 cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView?variantId=12649&sectionNumber=1

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025