Quality measurement is a concept that all healthcare programs must consider. It is not enough to assess whether SCHIP has succeeded in providing healthcare coverage to low-income uninsured children, it is also important to ensure that SCHIP is providing quality care for participants. SCHIP Workshop (June/September, 1998) presenters Lisa Simpson, Tricia MacTaggart, and Mark Schuster discussed basics of quality and performance measurement. Their key points are summarized in the following quality measurement section.

Related Questions

Give me an overall context

• What Are the Overall Issues Associated with Defining the Problem and the Intervention?

• What Are the Methods of Data Collection for SCHIP Evaluations?

Give me an example

• What Are the Methods of Data Collection for SCHIP Quality and Performance Measurement?

Who presented this material?

• Patricia MacTaggart, M.B.A.

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