AHRQ NAC Subcommittee on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP Programs

AHRQ's Guidance—Consider Measures in Use by Medicaid/CHIP

• Rationale:
   —   Time available
   —   "In use" an indicator of feasibility
• This will be challenging.
• Be patient:
   —   Pediatric Measures Development and Enhancement Program
  • $15 million/year for 4 years—extramural awards
  • Federal Register notice to come—recommendations for priorities for the program