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1. CHIPRA 235: Appendix B: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-appendix-b.pdf
   September 01, 2015 - CHIPRA 235: Appendix B: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists Q-METRIC Availability … U18HS020516 Submitted September 2015 Validity Test 1b: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists … with <70% Specialty-related Visits To further assess the validity of the measure in identifying specialists … 2 2 0% 5 20% Pediatric gastroenterology 3 1 0% 2 50% Pediatric gastroenterology NPPES=specialist … Other taxonomy classification 1 1 100% 1 0% Otolaryngology 2 121 69% 99 78% Otolaryngology NPPES=specialist

2. CHIPRA 235: Section 6, Table 8. Additional Specialists Identified Through Alternate Source (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-section-6-table-8.pdf
   January 01, 2012 - Additional Specialists Identified Through Alternate Source Table 8. … Number of Additional Specialists Identified Through Alternate Source Additional Physician Identified

3. Improving Referral Communication Using a Referral Tool Within an Electronic Medical Record (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Gandhi_22.pdf
   February 01, 2007 - with specialists; and determining if and when a consultation note has been returned by the specialist … • Patient had seen the specialist within the past 12 months or had seen the specialist more than … Outcomes Our principal outcome for the specialist surveys was specialist receipt of referral information … Control specialist survey sent (N = 169) Intervention specialist survey responses (N = … Response rates Measure Intervention Control Total Specialist survey sent 261 169 430 Specialist

4. State at a Glance: Georgia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2019 - Developing a network of credentialed family and youth Peer Support Specialists. … project is intended to enhance the behavioral health workforce to include skilled and trained peer specialists … A total of 150 parent/youth peer specialists will be targeted for training and certification over the … Some workforce attrition is expected, resulting in a pool of 120 certified parent and youth peer specialists … employed, the utilization of specialists across child-serving agencies, and the impact on policy change

5. Strategy 6E: Rapid Referral Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/strategy6g-rapid-referral.html
   April 01, 2023 - Specialist referrals are a serious problem for some health plan members. … In particular, they are not communicating well with the specialists, the health plans, or their patients … Improving the flow of information among the PCP, the specialist, and the patient. … While specialists may get fewer referrals, the benefits to them are more obvious: more effective care … Developing forms that specialists offices can fill out so that the PCP has all the information needed

6. Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-fullreport.pdf
   September 01, 2018 - The 2003 NSCH included questions on need to see a specialist, in which the results were comparable: … The specialist may also be located much further away than is optimal, forcing longer travel times. … In short, this measure can serve as a tool to assess efforts to enhance specialist availability. … A number of factors appear to influence the accuracy of specialist identification. … Many specialists do not participate in Medicaid, and some specialists listed as Medicaid participating

7. Georgia State at a Glance (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/gastateataglance.pdf
   March 01, 2012 -  Developing a network of credentialed family and youth Peer Support Specialists. 1 The five categories … project is intended to enhance the behavioral health workforce to include skilled and trained peer specialists … A total of 150 parent/youth peer specialists will be targeted for training and certification over the … Some workforce attrition is expected, resulting in a pool of 120 certified parent and youth peer specialists … employed, the utilization of specialists across child‐serving agencies, and the impact on policy change

8. AHRQ STATE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WORKSHOP: (doc file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.doc
   June 02, 2025 - including State health departments, Medicaid officials, benefit managers for State employees, and staff specialists … Understanding the foundation of quality improvement (staff specialists) 3. … Interpreting State estimates of diabetes quality (staff specialists) 4. … Developing a strategy for quality improvement (staff specialists) 6.

9. Strategies for Improving Patient Experience with Ambulatory Care: Rapid Referral Programs (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/access/cahps-strategy-6e.pdf
   July 07, 2017 - Specialist referrals are a serious problem for some health plan members. … In particular, they are not communicating well with the specialists, the health plans, or their patients … Resolving the gatekeeper conundrum: What patients value in primary care and referrals to specialists …  Improving the flow of information among the PCP, the specialist, and the patient. … While specialists may get fewer referrals, the benefits to them are more obvious: more effective care

10. Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid: Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-0237-technicalspecs.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid: Technical … Specifications Appendix – Measure Specification Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist … Medicaid populations and report the percentage of parents who responded “Usually” or “Always” to the specialist … Calculation This measure requires survey data on parent perceptions of specialist availability for … 1) demonstrates that a particular State publicly reports the results of the individual question on specialist

11. Diabetes Care Quality Improvement Workbook and Resource Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/diabsumm.html
    October 01, 2014 - including State health departments, Medicaid officials, benefit managers for State employees, and staff specialists … Understanding the foundation of quality improvement (staff specialists). … Interpreting State estimates of diabetes quality (staff specialists). … Developing a strategy for quality improvement (staff specialists).

12. Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-237-fullreport.pdf
    October 01, 2019 - • Version 4.0: In the last 6 months, how often was it easy to get appointments for your child with specialists … • Many States and regions have variable geographic distribution and shortages of specialists (Mayer … Seeing Specialists: Roles of parents and providers unclear. National Poll on Children’s Health. … Available at: http://mottnpch.org/reports-surveys/seeing- specialists-roles-parents-providers-unclear … /reports-surveys/seeing-specialists-roles-parents-providers-unclear https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid

13. Achieving Excellence Across All CG-CAHPS Core Measures: Lessons from Top-Performing Medical Practices (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20141022_cg/3_julie_susi.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - Top-Performing Medical Practices Mercy Hospital Fore River Campus Portland, Maine 23 Breast Care Specialists … Percentiles CG-CAHPS Composite/Rating 2012 National 90th Percentile 2012 Maine Breast Cancer Specialists … 2013 National 90th Percentile 2013 Maine Breast Cancer Specialists Access to Care & Information … 32 Mercy Hospital Fore River Campus Portland, Maine Breast Care Specialists of Maine OUR TEAM

14. Spotlight on North Carolina -- The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/chipra-750-north-carolina-state-snapshot.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - QI specialists helped practices develop QI teams, identify QI activities, and improve targeted care … When the State determined that some QI specialists needed additional QI skills to be most effective … North Carolina also established a workgroup, consisting of QI specialists, champions for children’s … Demonstration staff believe that collaboration between the QI specialists and practices contributed … children and to start using QI specialists to improve care for adults

15. VA Provides Specialty Care in Local Offices Across the Country | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2013 - to affect thousands of veterans and has already engaged several hundred primary care clinicians and specialist … provide good care locally when appropriate so patients don't have to travel to receive care from a specialist … The centers cover additional conditions that primary care providers have often referred to specialists … Many rural clinicians seek collaboration and specialist input because they are located in areas with … few specialists.

16. Appendix: Profiles of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States’ Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2019 - Georgia: Engaging Stakeholders To Develop Curricula for Caregiver and Youth Peer Specialists Georgia … is building a statewide network of certified peer specialists (CPS) who have “lived experience” in the … existing initiatives within the DBHDD, are currently working with care management entities as peer specialists … A family and youth peer specialist coordinator, who is also a parent of a child with experience in the … Coalition members include primary care and specialist providers, families and consumer advocacy organization

17. Access to Outpatient Specialty Care for Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/access-outpatient-speciality.html
    August 01, 2021 - Additional Specialists Identified Through Alternate Source (PDF, 44 KB) Section 6, Table 9. … Codes Used in Validity Testing (XLSX, 1.4 MB) Appendix B: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists

18. Three Areas To Immediately Advance Diagnosis In Rural Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-rural-healthcare3.html
    September 01, 2024 - identify high-risk patients who need immediate attention, ensuring those with urgent needs are seen by specialist … Training and Recruiting Specialists, Surgeons, and Surgical Staff .   … remote surgical consultations and support, particularly when patient volumes do not justify a full-time specialist … a healthy practice volume and ensure sustainable compensation benefiting both the hospital and the specialist … approach could be expanded to other high-priority diagnostic areas, such as cardiology and oncology, where specialist

19. Notice on Smoking Cessation Guideline Products | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/smoking-cessation.html
    October 01, 2014 - Smoking Cessation: Information for Specialists Quick Reference Guide for Smoking Cessation Specialists

20. Measures: Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Special Care for Women .... (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p009-1-ef.pdf
    March 01, 2015 - Appropriate availability of specialized services beyond maternal-fetal medical (MFM) specialists (e.g … Evidence Base for the Focus of these Measures MFM specialists are instrumental in managing high-risk … Postpartum hemorrhage: The role of the Maternal–Fetal Medicine specialist in enhancing quality and patient … Postpartum hemorrhage: The role of the Maternal–Fetal Medicine specialist in enhancing quality and patient … Maternal-fetal medicine specialist density is inversely associated with maternal mortality ratios.