Quality Improvement Initiatives

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Quality Improvement (QI) Program provides state Medicaid and CHIP agencies and their quality improvement partners with the information, tools, and expert support they need to improve care and health outcomes, as demonstrated by performance on Medicaid and CHIP Child and Adult Core Set measures. Technical assistance is available to help states build QI knowledge and skills, develop QI projects, and implement, spread and scale-up QI initiatives.

Quality Improvement Areas of Focus

Maternal and Infant Health Initiative

• Postpartum Care Learning Collaborative
• Infant Well-Child Learning Collaborative
• Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery Learning Collaborative
• Eliminating Congenital Syphilis Resources

Foster Care Learning Collaborative

Well-Child Care

Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions

• Improving Asthma Control
• Reducing Obesity
• Improving Care for Sickle Cell Disease

Behavioral Health Care

• Behavioral Health Learning Collaborative
• Tobacco Cessation

Dental and Oral Health Care Initiative

• Oral Health Quality Improvement Resources

Preventive Care

• Childhood Screenings
• Vaccines
• Outreach tools – Living Well
• Patient Safety

Long Term Services and Supports

• Testing Experience and Functional Tools (TEFT)
• Care Transitions

Medicaid Quality Grants

• Adult
• Child