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Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Archive


Identification of the Initial Quality Measures

Creation and Process of the AHRQ National Advisory Council Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP Programs

As part of their effort to use a transparent and evidence-based process for identifying an initial core set of pediatric quality measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP programs, the SNAC held two public meetings that built on interim work done by SNAC members, AHRQ, CMS, and Federal Quality Workgroup staff.

First AHRQ NAC Subcommittee, July 22-23, 2009

Select for the transcript of the first SNAC meeting.

Select for the following presentations:

Second Subcommittee Meeting, September 17-18, 2009

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Select for the transcript of the second SNAC meeting.

Select for the following presentations:

Select for the SNAC report to NAC on Initial Core Set, October 2009.

Select for the SNAC report to NAC Summary of Discussion, November 13, 2009.

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Expert Meeting on Measurement Criteria

An expert meeting was held on Wednesday, February 24 and Thursday, February 25, 2010, at AHRQ. The goal of the meeting was to identify measurement criteria for use in carrying out the Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) under Section 1139A(b) of the Social Security Act as enacted in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). Select for the Federal Register notice and a transcript of the meeting.

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CHIPRA Initial Core Measure Set Available for Public Comment thru March 1, 2010

A notice was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2009, to solicit public comments on the initial, recommended core set of children's health care quality measures for voluntary use by Medicaid and CHIP programs and the health plans and providers they contract with. A Background Report was prepared to provide detailed information about this initiative. The closing date for comments was March 1, 2010.

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Current as of November 2011

Internet Citation:

Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Archive. November 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/chipra/chipraarch.htm

 
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