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

Meeting 9/17-9/18

Goal is to identify a parsimonious, core, grounded, and balanced set of measures.

• 65 measures passed Delphi Round 2 and will be discussed for final inclusion at the meeting.
• Balancing grid developed to track the following constructs:
  • Ages covered by the measure
  • Disparities in performance on the measure
  • Sites/Types of care addressed by the measure
  • Aspects of the Care Continuum addressed by the measure
    • e.g. Outpatient, Inpatient, Mental Health, Dental
  • Aspects of the System Continuum addressed by the measure
    • e.g. Structure, Process, Outcomes, Efficiency
  • Types of Entities Using the measure
    • e.g. Medicaid programs, health plans, clinics/providers, researchers
  • The Data Source for the measure
    • e.g. Administrative, Medical Records, Survey