Spotlight on South Carolina
The National Evaluation of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program
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Associated Project
National Evaluation of CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Key Findings
South Carolina’s Goals: Improve quality of care for children by—
- Helping practices implement the medical home model and integrate physical and mental health services.
- Using electronic health records to calculate and report quality measures for practices in order to guide quality improvement efforts.
This brief highlights the major strategies, lessons learned, and outcomes from South Carolina’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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