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Quality of Care for Children
- Child Health Tool Box , Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality , US , DHHS: Contains information,
tools and resources for evaluating health care services
and programs, including Medicaid, State Child Health
Insurance Programs (SCHIP) quality for children. Detailed
information on indicators for healthcare quality and
performance .
- Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative:
The Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
(CAHMI) is a national collaboration committed to measuring
and improving the quality of health care for children
and adolescents. The CAHMI is committed to ensuring
that families, purchasers, policymakers and providers
have relevant and actionable information about health
care quality that can be used to help families make
better health care decisions to improve health care
quality and the health of children, adolescents and
families. Site provides information, tools and links
for quality measures. See also, the CAHMI Data Resource Center.
- Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents:
A Chartbook. Sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund.
A 2004 report from the University of North Carolina
reviews 500 studies and provides 40 charts and commentary
on the quality of care for children and adolescents
in a variety of areas such as preventive care, treatment
of chronic conditions, and medications. Report discusses
where advances and improvements have been made, where
disparities still exist, and lack of attention to
effective prevention strategies.
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