CMS and AHRQ Partnership Overview

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & AHRQ Collaboration for CHIPRA Quality

Leading Initiatives for AHRQ

• Section 401(a)(1-3)—Initial Core Set of Pediatric Quality Measures.
• Sections 401(a)(8)—Core Quality Measures (with (a)(1-3)).
• Section 401(b)(1-6)—Pediatric Quality Measurement Program.
• Section 401(f)—Electronic Health Records Program.
• Section 401(g)—Institute of Medicine (IOM) Study.