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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm5.html
October 01, 2014 - Some States also have incorporated a performance savings guarantee. … States should review contracts from other States to incorporate additional lessons learned. … States might pay a PMPM fee based on several factors. … To mitigate this issue, States should be clear when the PMPM fee is paid to the vendor. … States will specify in their contract financial and quality goals for the vendor to meet.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi1.html
January 01, 2013 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
State Snapshots
United States … Leveraging existing State-based neonatal networks, nine States were recruited into this NCLABSI project
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-153-section-8a.pdf
January 01, 2011 - However, states and programs do not have consistent reporting standards when
contributing to MAX. … Some states do not report enrollment data, and none reports claims for their state
funded (S-CHIP) … In states that do not report S-CHIP enrollment to MAX, we
must assess only the Medicaid and M-CHIP … Of the 43 states we analyzed, 18 states reported S-CHIP data to MAX. … , we treated
states that only had M-CHIP programs, for which we have complete data, as states that
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/primary/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
State Snapshots
United States … The Number of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Practicing Primary Care in the United States … Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are health professions begun in the United States in … The Number of Practicing Primary Care Physicians in the United States
Among physicians in the United … States who spend the majority of their time in direct patient care, slightly less than one-third are
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight04.pdf
September 08, 2015 - February 2010, the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 10 grants,
funding 18 States … The 18 demonstration States are implementing
51 projects in five general categories:
• Using quality … Key messages from these States include:
• States have aligned their efforts with—and used their CHIPRA … It will draw
on the specific examples of five States—
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Vermont, and … State of the States: laying the
foundation for health reform.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finaldesignplan.pdf
September 01, 2015 - of
States that received program funding. … The work includes examining the impact of
States’ reporting on quality improvement activities. … with those of nonparticipating States … Comparison States may include the CHIPRA-funded States that are not
participating in Category A, as … well as States with no CHIPRA quality demonstration funding.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Survey (MEPS)
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
State Snapshots
United States … Syndrome Continued To Increase Through 2016
Use of Clinical Preventive Services in the United States … States and Counties
Minority Women Have Smaller Babies
More Babies Born Dependent on Opioids … Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-Related Hospitalizations in Most States
AHRQ's EvidenceNOW: Setting … Outpatient Surgeries
Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across the United States
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/hospitals.html
December 01, 2022 - information on the quality and cost of care provided at Medicare-certified hospitals in the United States … Developer: The Joint Commission
Developer Type: Health care accreditor
Location: United States … report that can be used to find Joint Commission-accredited health care organizations in the United States … Developer Type: Non-profit employer-sponsored health care quality organization
Location: United States … on the performance of adult and free-standing pediatric general acute care hospitals in the United States
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/intro.html
October 01, 2015 - Report
Introduction
Methods
Model State Enhancement Efforts
Spreading the Model to Partner States … care QI and transformation efforts and to learn how these programs could serve as models for other States … Facilitate teaching and learning across States. … Each of the four IMPaCT grantees, or “model States,” collaborated with three or four “partner States” … (also called “spread States”) to share the successful infrastructure model they had established.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qtag-presentation.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Demonstration Program Quality
Demonstration Program
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Demonstration grantees* and partnering states … implemented 52 projects across 5 topic areast Category
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States Measures (10) HIT (12) Service … Describe evaluation products and where to find them
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Today’s presentation
What States … (n = 10)
Other Demonstration States (n = 8)
Non-Demonstration States and DC (n = 33)
What factors … affect States’ ability to report core measures
to CMS?
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/impguide2.pdf
September 08, 2015 - • Participating in a learning collaborative
with other States. … In some States, families and
youth can also self-refer for CME services. … States can compare actual performance with past or projected performance. … Some States may be well positioned to
undertake the challenge. … Mental health surveillance among children—United
States, 2005-2011.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm6.html
October 01, 2014 - Under any implementation strategy, States should draw on other States' experiences, other program successes … States may need to modify existing conditions make the test possible. … States should not spend valuable time obtaining support. … Instead, States should focus on making the test successful. … States can use the PDSA cycle on a smaller scale, as well.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.html
May 01, 2013 - The team also had a preference for including data from States with a comparison group design. … Interviews were conducted in person, during site visits to demonstration States. … The methods for selecting demonstration practices and collecting data varied across States. … Moreover, some States have a very small number of demonstration practices. … While States do vary in baseline scores, the results suggest that intervention practices in all States
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary4.html
September 01, 2015 - State strategies
To accomplish their objectives, States used the demonstration funds to develop new … Advice and assistance from experienced consultants can help States understand the array of options for … States can encounter incomplete administrative data files and difficulties in establishing interagency … Engaging youth, caregivers, and family advocacy groups in the curriculum development can help States … Maryland contracted with a team of researchers to analyze data submitted by the States’ CMEs, as well
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.html
July 01, 2015 - For this demonstration, CMS awarded 10 grants that supported efforts in 18 States to identify effective … Helping States develop improvement partnerships. … States’ demand for NIPN’s technical assistance grew over the demonstration period, and by the end of … the demonstration, States’ needs exceeded NIPN’s capacity. … The following products highlight Vermont’s experiences—
Evaluation Highlight No. 2: How are States
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/pa.html
March 01, 2019 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
State Snapshots
United States … National Evaluation of the Quality Demonstration Grant Program
Learn About the Demonstration States … Evaluation Highlight No. 5: How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States encouraging health care providers … Evaluation Highlight No. 10: How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States testing the Children's Electronic … What are the key lessons from Pennsylvania's experience that would be useful for other States?
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/final-impact-synthesis-report.pdf
July 22, 2015 - Map of Model and Partner States
Table 1. … Facilitate teaching and learning across States
Each of the four IMPaCT grantees, or “model States,” … collaborated with three or four “partner
States” (also called “spread States”) to share the successful … Cross-Grantee Efforts
In addition to activities between model States and partner States, collaborative … Reach and Results Within Model States
Spreading the Model to Partner States
New Mexico
North Carolina
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/index.html
September 01, 2015 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
State Snapshots
United States … Technical Expert Panel who provided sage advice over the years; staff and stakeholders at the demonstration States
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/cmsqualconf0615.pdf
September 01, 2015 - staff has
yielded a smooth scheduling process, willing
respondents
2012 visit schedule to 18 states … (IL, MA, ME,
NC, OR, SC, WV) and one Category B state (PA)
Major efforts by states to provide … Web Page Mockup
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What are states learning about practice-level reporting
of quality measures … What strategies are states using to integrate
behavioral and physical health services? … Looking Ahead: Possible Topics
for Evaluation Highlights Series
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Opportunities for states
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September 01, 2015 - CMS’ grant solicitation required States to coordinate with other Federal grant programs underway at the … Nonetheless, some States successfully implemented focused IT applications. … Analysis of the projects implemented by the 14 demonstration States working in this area yielded the … In the process of working with contractors to develop an IT application, States must ensure that end … Helping States use health IT to improve quality of care may require a separate demonstration program