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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Overview of the CMCS Maternal and Infant Health Initiative
Fact Sheet or TA Briefs -
Discusses the Maternal Infant Health Initiative (MIHI) grant program, describes the contraceptive care measures developed as part of this effort, summarizes data reported by the MIHI grantees, highlights uses of the data, and identifies lessons learned.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care, Postpartum Care
2014 Annual Reporting on the Quality of Health Care for Adults Enrolled in Medicaid
Data and Statistics, Fact Sheet or TA Briefs, Quality Measure Guidance, State experiences -
Discusses the status of quality measurement and reporting efforts using the Medicaid Adult Core Set and summarizes information on managed care performance measures and performance improvement projects (PIPs) reported in external quality review (EQR) technical reports submitted to CMS by states. Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence Treatment (IET-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: Postpartum Care (PPC-AD), 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)
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Postpartum Care, Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Adult Screenings, STI Screening, Behavioral Health, Antipsychotic Drugs, Care of Transitions and Follow-Up, Medication Management, Screenings and Follow-Up, Substance Abuse or Dependence Treatment, Tobacco Use Treatment
FFY 2013 Medicaid/CHIP Child Core Set Chart Pack
Data and Statistics, Template or Toolkit -
Summarizes state reporting on the quality of health care furnished to children covered by Medicaid during FFY 2013, which generally covers care delivered in calendar year 2012, Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication (ADD-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Ages 6–17 (FUH-CH), Ambulatory Care: Emergency Department (ED) Visits (AMB-CH), Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 16–20 (CHL-CH), Childhood Immunization Status (CIS-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).
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Birth Outcomes, Delivery Outcomes, 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, Medication Management, Screenings and Follow-Up, Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions, Ambulatory Care, Asthma And/or COPD, Hospitalizations and Readmissions
Improving Oral Health Care Delivery in Medicaid and CHIP A Toolkit for States
Quality Measure Guidance, Template or Toolkit -
Supports states’ efforts to use available data to identify and address gaps and variations in use of oral health care in their Medicaid and CHIP programs, based on a model of continuous QI. This Toolkit describes a six-step process that states can use to analyze their data on oral health care access, and then design, implement, and evaluate targeted QI efforts, Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH).
Search Terms
Adult Screenings, Childhood Screenings, Dental and Oral Health Services
Contraceptive Care and Contraceptive Care Related Services Clarification (SMD 14-003)
Policy Guidance -
Provide clarification regarding the coverage of Contraceptive Care-related services provided to individuals eligible under the optional categorically needy state plan group created by section 2303 of the Affordable Care Act. Individuals who would qualify under this new Contraceptive Care eligibility group, if the state elects to offer it, are defined as individuals (men and women) who are: 1) not pregnant, and 2) whose income does not exceed the income eligibility level established by the state plan.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care
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