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

Why AHRQ Wanted to be Engaged in CHIPRA Quality

• Quality is in our name and mission.
• Children are a priority population for AHRQ.
• Quality Measurement Expertise:
   —   Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CAHPS®)
   —   Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Quality Indicators
   —   Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Quality Measures
   —   Annual reports
   —   Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI™)
• Quality Improvement Expertise:
   —   Health information technology (Health IT) portfolio
   —   Patient safety portfolio
   —   Prevention/care management portfolio
   —   Value portfolio
   —   Innovations in research and evaluation methods
• Link from Comparative Effectiveness Research to Quality.