HEDIS for Child and Adolescent Well Visits

Date: 08/29/17

In addition to HEDIS immunization measures that assess whether children and adolescents receive recommended immunizations on schedule, several HEDIS topics cover issues related to child and adolescent well visits:

Well-Child Visits in the First 15 Months of Life: Assesses children who turned 15 months old during the measurement year and had up to six well-child visits with a primary care physician during their first 15 months of life.

Well-Child Visits in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years of Life: Assesses children ages 3-6 who received one or more well-child visits with a primary care practitioner during the measurement year.

Adolescent Well-Care Visits: Assesses adolescents and young adults ages 12-21 who had at least one comprehensive well-care visit with a primary care practitioner or an OB-GYN practitioner during the measurement year.