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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IB: Update on CMS Oral Health Initiative and Other Oral Health Related Items
Data and Statistics, Fact Sheet or TA Briefs, Quality Measure Guidance -
Provides an update on the CMS Oral Health Initiative, describes an array of CMS resources available to support states in their efforts to improve the delivery of
dental and oral health services in Medicaid and CHIP, discusses how CMS policy supports dental workforce innovations, addresses the use of oral health quality measures to encourage improvement and track progress, and encourages states to adopt the use of three new risk-based dental billing codes to improve care and the use resources, Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Percentage of Eligibles Who Received Preventive Dental Services (PDENT-CH),
dental and oral health services in Medicaid and CHIP, discusses how CMS policy supports dental workforce innovations, addresses the use of oral health quality measures to encourage improvement and track progress, and encourages states to adopt the use of three new risk-based dental billing codes to improve care and the use resources, 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
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
Improving Asthma Control Quality Improvement Resources
Quality Measure Guidance, State experiences, Template or Toolkit, Webinar -
CMS offers quality improvement (QI) technical assistance to help states improve asthma control for people in the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs. This technical assistance includes a “Getting Started in QI” package with a video and guides to measurement and starting a project. These resources also include webinars with state strategies, stories, and successes.
Search Terms
Medication Management, Asthma And/or COPD
Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes CMCS Crosswalk of Current Activities and Identified Potential Strategies
Template or Toolkit -
Summarizes identified strategies in relation to current and planned CMS improvement activities. It also indicates the various leads that are critical to maximizing the impact of the strategies to improve outcomes. The lead indicators are offered only as a guide and provide context for the level at which implementation of policy change and the execution of programs and/or incentives that will impact outcomes may take place.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care, Postpartum Care, Prenatal Care, Adult Screenings, Childhood Screenings, Well-Child Visits
Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid and CHIP
Policy Guidance -
Addresses questions raised from previous guidance regarding the delivery of Contraceptive Care services and supplies to Medicaid beneficiaries.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care
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