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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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Performance on the Child Core Set Measures, FFY 2014

Data and Statistics, Quality Measure Guidance - Includes a downloadable folder containing tables displaying Child Core Set measures for FFY 2014 Child Core Set reporting, Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication (ADD-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Ages 6–17 (FUH-CH), Ambulatory Care: Emergency Department (ED) Visits (AMB-CH), Dental Sealants for 6–9 Year-Old Children at Elevated Caries Risk (SEAL-CH), Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (LBW-CH), Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Timeliness of Prenatal Care (PPC-CH), Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children/Adolescents (WCC-CH), Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 16–20 (CHL-CH), Childhood Immunization Status (CIS-CH), Well-Child Visits in the First 15 Months of Life (W15-CH), Immunizations for Adolescents (IMA-CH), Well-Child Visits in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Years of Life (W34-CH), Adolescent Well-Care Visits (AWC-CH).
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Maternal and Perinatal Health, Prenatal Care, Primary Care Access and Preventative Care, Immunizations, Well-Child Visits, Dental and Oral Health Services, Behavioral Health, Care of Transitions and Follow-Up, Medication Management, Screenings and Follow-Up

Benchmarks for Medicaid Adult Health Care Quality Measures

Data and Statistics, Quality Measure Guidance - Presents Medicaid and commercial health plan benchmarks and trend analyses for 16 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures included in the Medicaid Adult Core Set, Experience of Care Core Set Measures. 

Contraceptive Care and Contraceptive Care Related Services Clarification (SMD 14-003)

Policy Guidance - Provide clarification regarding the coverage of Contraceptive Care-related services provided to individuals eligible under the optional categorically needy state plan group created by section 2303 of the Affordable Care Act. Individuals who would qualify under this new Contraceptive Care eligibility group, if the state elects to offer it, are defined as individuals (men and women) who are: 1) not pregnant, and 2) whose income does not exceed the income eligibility level established by the state plan.
Search Terms
Maternal and Perinatal Health, Contraceptive Care

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Medicaid Contraceptive Care Services and Supplies

Data and Statistics - Provides archived materials from an in-person training curriculum for state partners on data linkage and use of state Vital Records, Medicaid claims and Title V data to facilitate collection of relevant Medicaid quality measures. 

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), 
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