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Slide 11. Consensus on Criteria Definitions
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Progress Report to the AHRQ National Advisory Council
- Validity:
- Measures must be supported by scientific evidence or, where evidence is insufficient, by expert consensus.
- Measures must support a link between:
- Structure and outcomes of care.
- Structure and processes of care.
- Processes and outcomes of care.
- 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- Measures supported by evidence from unpublished data should be considered for inclusion.
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Page last reviewed July 2009
Internet Citation: Slide 11. Consensus on Criteria Definitions: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Progress Report to the AHRQ National Advisory Council.
July 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/chipraarch/chipra072209/schiff/schiffslide11.html