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161. Transforming service delivery to promote quality of care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary3.html
     September 01, 2015 - Fourteen States fielded projects in this topic area, 7 examining service delivery models in settings … State strategies To accomplish their objectives, these demonstration States used varying combinations … Specifically, analysis of the projects implemented by the 14 demonstration States working in this area … Some States hired practice facilitators (sometimes called QI specialists or coaches) to help practices … States can help SBHCs by hiring youth engagement specialists who can assist in hosting workshops for

162. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/tint.html
     October 01, 2014 - Today in the United States, more than 90 million Americans live with a chronic illness, and many have … More than half of the Nation's States have implemented Medicaid care management programs. … To assist States offering care management to their FFS and PCCM populations, the Agency for Healthcare … Since 2005, a total of 18 States have reviewed and analyzed the experiences of other States, best practices … Depending on the availability of State resources and staff, States can choose to contract with a vendor

163. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/methods.html
     October 01, 2015 - Report Introduction Methods Model State Enhancement Efforts Spreading the Model to Partner States … Activities with partner States. Environmental context for the implementation. … In addition, we conducted a 1-hour interview with a representative of one of the partner States who had … Through this process we learned that enhancement efforts within model States differed markedly from spread … efforts to partner States; thus, these two components are presented separately.

164. Physician and Physician Practice Research Database (3P-RD) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/data/innovations/3p-rd.html
     April 01, 2024 - Survey (MEPS) AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics State Snapshots United States … Practice Research Database (3P-RD) captures characteristics of physicians and physician practices in 13 states … The database describes the supply of physician services available across selected states for data year … services research. 3P-RD contains linkable files for physicians and physician practices in each of 13 states … Data Files in 3P-RD The PUF versions of 3P-RD consist of 52 individual data files as each of the 13 states

165. Perspectives on Implementing Quality Improvement Collaboratives Effectively: Qualitative Findings from the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/perspectives-quality-improvement-collaboratives.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - of 2009 (CHIPRA) quality demonstration (2010–2015) was quality improvement collaboratives, which 12 states … Methods: Some 223 interviews were conducted in these states near the end of their collaboratives. … Three states (ID, UT, WV) funded the salaries of new care coordinators embedded in practices. … points in their collaboratives, and all of these states reported gains on their chosen measures. … Practices in a few states said they preferred interactive ex­ ercises to lectures (MA, ME, UT).

166. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps.html
     December 01, 2009 - CMS will assist States by identifying standard measure specifications and providing focused, tailored … Some States are already using many of the measures identified for the initial core set. … The highest number of plans and States reporting to NCQA is 163, across 32 States. 14 Second, other … across States in measurement methodology or do not appear to be in use by States as currently specified … The measure is currently reported to NCQA by 163 MMC health plans in 32 States.

167. Part 3: Strategies for Designing a CME | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2014 - States can apply each strategy outlined here to help prepare for CME implementation and to facilitate … States should also consider fostering partnerships with non-funding agencies, since local agency staff … States will need to provide basic information at the beginning of the stakeholder engagement process … Participating in a learning collaborative with other States. … Additional Resources on Consulting Experts How are the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Working

168. Data Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 29, 2024 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics State Snapshots United States … (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) is the largest all-payer inpatient care database in the United States … In addition, some States include data from nonhospital-owned facilities. … research that requires complete enumeration of hospitals and discharges within geographic areas or states … quality of their State's health care or compare it with national rates or data from best-performing States

169. Reporting of CAHPS Data Regarding Availability of Specialist Care for Children on Medicaid (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-237-fullreport.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - CHIPRA does not currently require States to report the results for each question, and very few States … for a baseline comparison if States choose to use it in this manner. … The number of States that collect Medicaid-only data is not publicly available, but States have rapidly … It does not require any additional data collection by those States; rather, it only requires States … CHIPRA does not require States to report the results for each question, and very few States do so.

170. Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 7 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2014 - Supplement to Evaluation Highlight No. 7 How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States … The Highlight focuses on the lessons learned from four States—Maryland, Georgia, Utah, and Idaho—that … Features of Caregiver Peer Support Programs in CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States Program Feature … Peer support caregivers attend monthly meetings with a CHIPRA quality demonstration staff member States … quality improvement activities Related Content How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States

171. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - that have or are readying legislation for APCDs and with more than 30 States showing increasing interest … Return to Contents Ongoing Efforts To Improve APCD Data In speaking with States and reviewing State … Some States are isolating different methods for categorizing cost data that will best accommodate and … present resource use information. 8 Finally, some States have active user communities that provide … States have varied in their uptake of the APCD Core, with some adopting a unique format or, more commonly

172. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps2.html
     December 01, 2009 - Referral rates improved among most States; however, the States experienced difficulty in assuring receipt … Standardization across States will be needed if information is to be valid and comparable across States … In 2008, 129 health plans across 30 States reported valid data to NCQA. … The relatively low number of States reporting may reflect the limited number of States with wide use … The measure is currently reported to NCQA by 108 MMC health plans in 28 States.

173. Vt-Spotlight (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/statesummaries/vt-spotlight.pdf
     July 01, 2015 - For this demonstration, CMS awarded 10 grants that supported efforts in 18 States to identify effective … • Helping States develop improvement partnerships. … the demonstration, States’ needs exceeded NIPN’s capacity. … The following products highlight Vermont’s experiences— • Evaluation Highlight No. 2: How are States … • NIPN provided valuable support to improvement partnerships in more than 20 States, but, without

174. Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Workbook for State Action (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2006 - _______ the top decile of States average? ________ the bottom decile of States average? … _________ Note: The States in the “top decile” (1/10th) are the States that have the lowest average … The States in the “bottom decile” are the States with the highest average of asthma prevalence. … ________ the top decile of States average? ________ the bottom decile of States average? … ______ the top decile of States average? _______ the bottom decile of States average?

175. Primary Care Workforce Facts and Stats No. 2 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2011 - The Number of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Practicing Primary Care in the United States … 56,000 nurse practitioners and 30,000 physician assistants were practicing primary care in the United States … Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are health professions begun in the United States … Estimated number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants practicing primary care in the United States

176. Insurance Continuity Metric Suite I: Duration of First Observed Enrollment and Duration of Newborn’s First Enrollment (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2015 - . • In States with joint Medicaid/CHIP programs or where separate CHIP programs report their enrollment … In most States, Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks had slightly higher duration and newborn duration … ● States with separate Medicaid and CHIP administration, governance, and data systems will need to … Insurance gaps among vulnerable children in the United States, 1999-2001. … Children in the United States with discontinuous health insurance coverage.

177. Opioids and Substance Use Disorders Newsroom | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2022 - Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics State Snapshots United States … Impact on Seniors PDF  (1.1 MB) Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-Related Hospitalizations in Most States … PDF  (414 KB) Rates of Opioid-Related Hospital Stays: How States Compared in 2014 PDF  (336 KB) … Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across the United States PDF  (551 KB)  

178. Section 4: Selecting Care Management Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm4.html
     October 01, 2014 - States have implemented many interventions through their care management programs. … States have faced barriers to provider incorporation of guidelines into practice protocols. … States can make their P4P initiatives more successful by: Engaging providers early. … States must consider which members will receive the educational materials. … In addition, States can send educational materials to members identified by care managers.

179. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - claims, as well as eligibility and provider data from private and public payers. 1 Currently, 18 States … More than 30 States are maintaining or developing an APCD, or have a strong interest in developing an … Seven States have public reporting Web sites with cost and quality information either wholly or in part … APCDs also can provide data to help States develop strategic plans for public health legislation or to … Multiple use cases were considered for APCD-based measures: Supporting States in achieving overall

180. Primary Care Workforce Facts and Stats No. 1 (pdf file)
     www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/pcwork1.pdf
     October 01, 2011 - Care Workforce Facts and Stats No. 1 The Number of Practicing Primary Care Physicians in the United States … Of the 624,434 physicians in the United States who spend the majority of their time in direct patient … Association Physician Masterfile, there are slightly more than 246,000 primary care physicians in the United States … Health, United States, 2010: With Special Feature on Death and Dying. Hyattsville, MD. 2011.