Spotlight on Maine
The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
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Associated Project
National Evaluation of CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant
Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Key Findings
Maine's Goals: Improve the quality of care for children by—
- Increasing State-level reporting and use of child-focused quality measures.
- Helping practices implement quality improvement projects.
- Developing a secure electronic method for primary care providers to access health information for children in foster care.
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned, and outcomes from Maine's experience during the first 5 years of the quality demonstration funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA). For this demonstration, CMS awarded 10 grants that supported efforts in 18 States to identify effective, replicable strategies for enhancing the quality of health care for children. With funding from CMS, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is leading the evaluation of the program.
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