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Dental Quality Alliance. 2015. Environmental scan: Practice based measures. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 26 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes results from an environmental scan to identify existing oral health performance and quality-measure concepts for both the pediatric and the adult populations. Contents include information about the background, methods, and results of the scan and a discussion of data sources and developing quality measures using administrative claims data vs. patient record data. A table of quality measures identified through the scan is also provided.

Contact: American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, Telephone: (312) 440-2500 Fax: (312) 440-7494 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ada.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Claims, Data sources, Dental care, Measures, Medical records, Oral health, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Third party payers

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2010–. United States Health Information Knowledgebase. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, multiple items.

Annotation: This registry and repository contains health-care-related metadata, specifications, and standards. Topics include health information technology standards, common formats, meaningful use, all-payer claims, and children's electronic health record format. Draft quality measures that are available to the public for feedback are also included.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Claims, Data, Databases, Diffusion of innovation, Federal initiatives, Integrated information sources, Measures, Medical records, Public private partnerships, Quality assurance, Registries, Resources for professionals, Standards, Technology transfer, Third party payers
   

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