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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Resources on Strategies to Improve Postpartum Care Among Medicaid and CHIP Populations
Fact Sheet or TA Briefs -
Provides strategies that may be effective in increasing the postpartum care visit rate and improving the content of the visit among states’ Medicaid and CHIP populations.The information presented in this resource reflects materials gathered from the peer-reviewed literature; reports from state Medicaid programs and Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs); and materials for providers and patients produced by health plans, MCOs, and other organizations.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Postpartum Care
Preventive and Obesity-Related Services Available to Medicaid Enrollees
Issue Brief, State experiences -
Reports on CMS preventative services for children and adults to improve medicaid enrollees' access to knowledge of preventive services including obesity-related services, as specified by Section 4004(i) of the Affordable Care Act. The report includes a spotlight on New York and Michigan, Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children/Adolescents (WCC-CH).
Search Terms
Long Term Services and Supports, Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Adult Screenings, Childhood Screenings, Weight Assessment and Counseling, Well-Child Visits, Screenings and Follow-Up, Care of Acute and Chronic Conditions, Cardiovascular Disease
Louisiana Adult Medicaid Quality Grant Program
Data and Statistics -
Presents two quality improvement projects that Louisiana implemented through the Adult Medicaid Quality Grant. The two projects focused on: 1) Improving Maternal Health Outcomes by Reducing Early Elective; and 2) Reducing Plan All-Cause Readmissions among Adults with Mild to Moderate Mental Health Conditions. Results, challenges, staff capacity, data collection and analytics, and promising practices described, Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Postpartum Care (PPC-AD).
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Birth Outcomes, Contraceptive Care, Delivery Outcomes, Postpartum Care, Prenatal Care
Reducing Early Elective Deliveries in Medicaid and CHIP
Quality Measure Guidance -
Provides status on quality measurement and reporting efforts for perinatal care in Medicaid and CHIP. It supplements the 2015 Secretary’s Reports on the quality of care for children and adults. It utilizes the 2014 Child and Adult Core Sets and summarizes information on managed care quality reported in the EQR technical reports, Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Postpartum Care (PPC-AD),
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Birth Outcomes, Contraceptive Care, Delivery Outcomes, Postpartum Care, Prenatal Care
Improving Access to and Utilization of Oral Health Services for Children in Medicaid and CHIP Programs
Data and Statistics, Policy Guidance -
Presents state-specific findings on children’s use of dental services in Medicaid. Includes state-specific performance data for two Child Core Set measures: (1) Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH) and (2) Dental Treatment Services (TDENT-CH). For a measure to be publicly reported, data must be provided to CMS by at least 25 states and meet internal standards for quality. This report also summarizes information on managed care quality monitoring and improvement efforts related to oral health care that were reported in states’ External Quality Review (EQR) technical reports, 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
Dental and Oral Health Services
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