The children's health insurance program reauthorization act quality measures initiatives: Moving forward to improve measurement, care, and child and adolescent outcomes

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Dougherty, Denise ^a   Schiff, Jeffrey ^b   Mangione Smith, Rita ^c  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b Minnesota Department of Human Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

CHIP; CHIPRA; health care quality; measures; policy

Indexed keywords

ACT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 79955938887     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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