AHRQ National Advisory Council Subcommittee (SNAC) on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP Programs

Consensus on Criteria Definitions

• Validity
  • Measures must be supported by scientific evidence or, where evidence is insufficient, by expert consensus.
  • Measures must support a link from structure to process to outcomes.
  • The measure must represent an aspect of care that is under the control of health care providers and systems.
  • The measure should truly assess what it purports to measure.
  • Measures supported by evidence from unpublished data should be considered for inclusion.