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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Resource Library

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) partners with states to share best practices and provide technical assistance to improve the quality of care for our beneficiaries. Type in a key search term to see what resources are available, or use the filters below to search and browse our quality improvement resources by Medicaid and CHIP Core Set domain and other fields.

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Reducing Early Childhood Tooth Decay: Strategies for State Medicaid and CHIP Dental Program Managers
Issue Brief, State experiences - Presents some of the direct strategies that Medicaid and CHIP program managers can use to help meet clinical and program objectives. It also highlights states that are already taking action. These objectives include ensuring fluoride varnish is applied periodically to the baby teeth of children younger than 6; ensuring children younger than 6 are assessed periodically for ECC risk;  ensuring that a care plan is developed and implemented for high-risk children; and educating and engaging families in ECC prevention and management. 


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Dental and Oral Health Services
Technical Assistance to Support Adult, Child, and Health Home Core Set Reporting for FFY 2020
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  1. Webinar Slides: Technical Assistance to Support Adul…
  2. MACPro Presentation slides
  3. Part 1: Session Overview
  4. Part 2: FFY 2019 Reporting Products
  5. Part 3: FFY 2020 Reporting Update
  6. Part 5: Highlights of MACPro System Updates
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The State of Children’s Health Care Quality in Medicaid and CHIP: Who Are the Higher-Performing States?
Data and Statistics, Quality Measure Guidance - Highlights state performance on the 15 Child Core Set measures reported by at least 25 states for FFY 2013. It assesses state performance overall and in three domains: Perinatal and Infant Care, Well Child Care, and Adolescent Well Care. Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication (ADD-CH), Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan: Ages 12 to 17(CDF-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Ages 6–17 (FUH-CH),
Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APM-CH)*, Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP-CH), Asthma Medication Ratio: Ages 5–18 (AMR-CH), Ambulatory Care: Emergency Department (ED) Visits (AMB-CH), Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH), PC-02: Cesarean Birth (PC02-CH),
Audiological Diagnosis No Later Than 3 Months of Age (AUD-CH), Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Contraceptive Care – Postpartum Women Ages 15–20 (CCP-CH), Contraceptive Care – All Women Ages 15–20 (CCW-CH), Asthma Medication Ratio: Ages 5–18 (AMR-CH), Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children/Adolescents (WCC-CH), Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 16–20 (CHL-CH), Childhood Immunization Status (CIS-CH), Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan: Ages 12–17 (CDF-CH), Well-Child Visits in the First 15 Months of Life (W15-CH), Immunizations for Adolescents (IMA-CH), Developmental Screening in the First Three Years of Life (DEV-CH),
Well-Child Visits in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years of Life (W34-CH), Adolescent Well-Care Visits (AWC-CH)


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Maternal and Perinatal Health, Birth Outcomes, Contraceptive Care, Prenatal Care, Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Childhood Screenings, Immunizations, STI Screening, Well-Child Visits, Dental and Oral Health Services, Behavioral Health, Care of Transitions and Follow-Up, Screenings and Follow-Up, Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions, Asthma And/or COPD
Issue Brief: Nonresponse Bias Analysis: Findings from the 2014-2015 Nationwide Adult Medicaid Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
Data and Statistics, Issue Brief, State experiences - Analyzes differences between the 2014-2015 Nationwide Adult Medicaid CAHPS (NAM CAHPS) survey respondents, the targeted population for this survey, and the Medicaid population in general.


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Experience of Care
Performance on the Adult Core Set Measures, FFY 2015
Data and Statistics, Quality Measure Guidance - Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence Treatment (IET-AD), Antidepressant Medication Management (AMM-AD), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Age 18 and Older (FUH-AD), Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia (SAA-AD),Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 16–20 (CHL-CH), Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS-AD), Breast Cancer Screening (BCS-AD), Adult Body Mass Index Assessment (ABA-AD).


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Behavioral Health, Antipsychotic Drugs, Care of Transitions and Follow-Up, Multiple Complex Conditions, Screenings and Follow-Up, Substance Abuse or Dependence Treatment
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