The eligible population for the measure is all women 24–64 years of age as of December 1 of the measurement year, except those that meet the required exclusion. The denominator for each individual reported rate is also the total eligible population.
The denominator for the step 1 rate is all women 24–64; the numerator for step 1 is all women who had two or more Pap tests in the MY or the two years prior.
The denominator for step 2 is all women 24–64. The numerator is those who had two or more co-tests in the MY or the four years prior.
The description of the three rates should read as follows:
- Women age 21-64 with more than one cervical cytology performed every three years (denominator is the total eligible population).
- Women age 30-64 with more than one cervical cytology/HPV co-test performed every 5 years (denominator is the total eligible population).
- Total rate (the sum of the two numerators divided by the eligible population).
ALL 2014