Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures
Background Report on the 2012 Process
Table 2. SNAC-Recommended Children's Health Care Quality Measures for Additions to the Core Set in 2013 and for Two Other CHIPRA Purposes
| Topic | Measure Name | Measure Submitter1 |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended for voluntary use by Medicaid/CHIP and other purposes | ||
| Duration of enrollment | Coverage in Medicaid and CHIP | CHOP |
| Duration of enrollment | Duration of newborn's first enrollment | CHOP |
| Child and adolescent immunizations | Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for female adolescents | NCQA |
| Imaging | Recording radiation exposure from diagnostic computed tomography exams | St. Louis Children's Hospital |
| Asthma | Medication management for people with asthma | NCQA |
| Recommended for other purposes only | ||
| Prenatal | Behavioral risk assessment | PMCoE-AMA PCPI |
| Substance use/abuse | Tobacco use and help with quitting among adolescents | NCINQ |
1. U.S. Congress and U.S. President. Public Law 111-3, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 2009; http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ3/html/PLAW-111publ3.htm. Accessed Dec. 7, 2012.
Key: CHIP = Children's Health Insurance Program; CHIPRA = Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act; CHOP = Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (a PQMP COE); NCINQ = National Collaborative for Innovation in Quality Measurement (a Pediatric Quality Measures Program [PQMP] Center of Excellence [COE]); NCQA = National Committee for Quality Assurance; PMCoE = Pediatric Measurement Center of Excellence (a PQMP COE), of which the American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (AMA-PCPI) is a component.
