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Bannon J, Bienstock A, Cass B, Dickinson P, Gleason L, Kendrick D, Knierim K, McCaskill M, McCormack J, Ross S, Whitley E. 2022. Obtaining and using data in practice improvement: A handbook for health IT advisors and practice facilitators. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 153 pp.

Annotation: This handbook is intended as a resource for coaches who provide primary care practices with health information technology (IT)–related assistance to support their quality-improvement (QI) and practice-transformation efforts. Topics include strategies for health IT advisors, working with electronic health records (EHRs), clinical-decision support, patient portals and engagement technologies, and incorporating patient-generated data for QI. Additional topics include EHR cases for QI, alternative data sources for QI, and reviews of clinical quality measures and of risk stratification in primary care.

Keywords: Information technology, Measures, Primary care, Quality assurance, Statistical data

Viswanathan M, Wallace I, Cook Middleton J, Kennedy SM, McKeeman J, Hudson K, Rains C, Vander Schaaf EB, Kahwati L. 2022. Screening for depression, anxiety, and suicide risk in children and adolescents: An evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Task Force . Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 547 pp. (Evidence Synthesis 2021; AHRQ Publication No. 22-05293-EF-1)

Annotation: This review examines the research evidence on the benefits and harms of screening, accuracy of screening, and benefits and harms of treatment for suicide risk, anxiety, and depression in children and adolescents. Intended to help healthcare decision makers (patients and clinicians, health system leaders, policy makers, and others) make well-informed decisions, the review is based on research conducted by the RTI International--University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under contract by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ).

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Keywords: Adolescents, Anxiety, Children, Depression, Mental health, Quality assurance , Research reviews, Screening, Suicide

Herndon J, Ojha D. 2022. Considerations for identifying pregnancies in claims data for oral health care quality measurement. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center; Chicago, IL: Dental Quality Alliance, 8 pp.

Annotation: This paper provides information about two oral health quality measures for pregnant women that the Dental Quality Alliance has developed. The paper explains why oral health care during pregnancy and the development of related oral-healthcare-quality measures are important, as well as how health-care-quality measures are reported. It also discusses identifying pregnant women in claims data for denominator inclusion, determining enrollment requirements for denominator inclusion, determining time frame for receipt of recommended services for numerator inclusion, and the impact of benefits coverage on identification services for numerator inclusion. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Health care delivery, Oral health care, Pregnant women, Quality assurance, Statistical data

Smith H, Peterson N, Lagrew D, Main E. 2022. Toolkit to support vaginal birth and reduce primary cesareans: A quality improvement toolkit, addended, part V. Stanford, CA: California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, 191

Annotation: This toolkit to support vaginal birth and reduce primary cesarean sections includes evidence-based tools and resources to support pregnant patients who transfer to the hospital from a community birth center and to effectively integrate midwifery care and doula support into the hospital setting. The toolkit serves as a “how to” guide to help educate and motivate maternity clinicians to apply best practices to support vaginal birth. Included are strategies to (1) improve the culture of care, awareness, and education for cesarean reduction; (2) support intended Vaginal Birth; (3) manage labor abnormalities and safely reduce cesarean births; and (4) use data to drive reduction in cesareans. Twenty appendices include checklists, guidelines, partograms, performance measures, and assessment tools for healthcare providers.

Keywords: Birthing Centers, California , Cesarean section, Childbirth, Doulas, Hospitals Quality assurance, Labor, Midwives, Model programs, Pregnant women, Prevention, Vaginal birth

Dental Quality Alliance. 2022. DQA measure specifications: Administrative claims-based measures--Utilization of dental services during pregnancy. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association on behalf of the Dental Quality Alliance, 8 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about the quality measure “utilization of dental services during pregnancy” developed by the Dental Quality Alliance. It includes a rationale for the measure and a description of the numerator, the denominator, and rates. The brief also includes instructions for how to calculate the measure.

Keywords: Health care utilization, Oral health care, Pregnant women, Quality assurance

Mayer BD, Agolini I, Wright R, Casamassimo P. 2022. Value-based care in pediatric dentistry. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center, 15 pp.

Annotation: This brief includes information on the value-based care (VBC) model. Under this model, health professionals are paid based on the overall quality of care they provide, not on the number of services rendered or the number of patients served. The brief describes three models (fee for service, capitation or managed care, and VBC) and presents recommendations for VBC programs that provide children with oral health care. Challenges to developing a VBC system are addressed.

Keywords: Child health, Health programs, Managed care, Models, Oral health, Quality assurance, Service delivery systems

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; the Louisiana Department of Health; Florida Department of Health. 2022. Implementing the “Care for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorder” patient safety bundle: Opportunities for state public health. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs ,

Annotation: In this webinar, subject matter experts present on 1) the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health’s (AIM) patient safety bundle for perinatal people with substance use disorders, and 2) the role of public health agencies, perinatal quality collaboratives, and community organizations in supporting the implementation of the AIM bundle in their state. Speakers include representatives from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Louisiana Department of Health, and the Florida Department of Health.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Perinatal care, Postpartum women, Pregnant women, Preventive health services, Public health , Quality assurance, Safety, State initiatives, Substance abusing pregnant women, Substance use disorders

Dental Quality Alliance. 2022. Quality measurement in oral healthcare: A guidebook. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 45 pp.

Annotation: This guide provides information for developing messages and educational resources education about quality measures, performance, and evaluation. Topic include an introduction to quality measures; a rationale for measuring; and information on national interest in quality measures, players in the oral-health-care-quality landscape, and challenges related to measurement in oral health care. Information on the Dental Quality Alliance and its measure-development process is also included, along with information on level of measurement and measurement alignment.

Keywords: Evaluation methods, Measures, Oral health, Quality assurance

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Oral Health Program. 2022. Oral health is health: 2022-2032 Nevada oral health state plan. Carson City, NV: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Oral Health Program, 49 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information on Nevada’s state oral health plan. The report describes the Nevada Oral Health Program and offers information on the Advisory Committee on the State Program for Oral Health (AC4OH) and development of the oral health plan. The burdens of oral disease nationally and in Nevada are discussed, and key findings and priority areas (policy and infrastructure, prevention and screening, access to and quality of oral health care, and workforce capacity) are presented. The report also describes the process that AC4OH will use to implement plan objectives and measure progress toward them.

Keywords: Access to health care, Health screening, Nevada, Oral health, Prevention, Public health infrastructure, Quality assurance, State materials, State programs, Strategic plans

Vermont Department of Health. 2022. Vermont oral health plan 2022. Burlington, VT: Vermont Department of Health, 38 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this oral health plan is improve the oral health of all Vermonters and, in particular, to move closer to oral health equity in the state. The plan defines health equity, discusses past and ongoing efforts to improve oral health in Vermont, and presents updates from the field. The following plan goals are discussed: increase access to oral health care, expand the dental workforce, expand school-based oral health programs, expand community water fluoridation, enhance oral health surveillance, promote quality-improvement initiatives, and increase the integration of oral health and primary care.

Keywords: Access to health care, Fluoride, Oral health, Oral health equity, Quality assurance, School health, Service integration, State materials, Strategic plans, Surveillance, Vermont

Manchanda R, Do R, Miles N. 2022. A toolkit to advance racial health equity in primary care improvement. Oakland, CA: California Improvement Network , 52 pp

Annotation: This toolkit is designed to help those who provide, pay for, or support primary care translate their commitment to racial health equity into a reality. The materials are intended to help organizations increase the number of primary care improvement efforts that demonstrably advance racial equity. Key drivers identified as critical to advancing this aim are identified in a “Roadmap for Improvement,” which describes seven discrete opportunities on the road to achieving racial health equity. The audience for the toolkit includes administrators, clinical directors, practice managers, quality improvement managers, and frontline clinicians and care team members.

Keywords: Health equity, Primary care, Program improvement, Quality assurance , Racial factors

Anckner S, Frye M, Salley C. 2022. August 16 Round Table: My Evaluation is Done. What’s Next?. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1 h 1 m 50 s.

Annotation: This recorded webinar from August 16, 2022, features AMCHP's Equity, Epidemiology, and Evaluation team providing a comprehensive framework for implementing evidence-based changes in telehealth programs with an explicit focus on equity throughout the evaluation process. The presentation systematically explores the CDC Evaluation Framework and Standards—covering utility, feasibility, propriety, and accuracy standards—while incorporating concrete examples through a detailed Utah case study that demonstrates practical application of these principles. The content balances theoretical foundations with actionable implementation strategies, integrating quality improvement methodologies to help participants learn both how to design evaluations that center equity and how to effectively translate evaluation findings into meaningful program changes. The session concludes with an extensive question and answer period that addresses specific challenges faced by participants in applying equity-centered evaluation approaches to their telehealth initiatives.

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Keywords: Epidemiology, Telemedicine, Race, Program evaluation, Communication, Quality assurance, Utah

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2021. EQIPP: Oral health best practices. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 item.

Annotation: This course is designed to help pediatric primary care health professionals (PPHPs) recognize the role they play in providing oral health care. Topics include the importance of the dental home, caries risk assessment including examination of teeth and gums, oral health anticipatory guidance, and fluoride varnish application. The course also covers steps to handle oral injuries if they occur and how families can prevent them.

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Keywords: Children, Continuing education, Fluorides, Infants, Maternal health, Oral health, Oral health care, Pediatric care, Perinatal care, Preventive health services, Primary care, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Resources for professionals, Service integration

Howe G, Pucciarello M, Moran L, Houston R. 2021. Moving toward value-based payment in oral health care. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 20 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information about value-based payment (VBP), a set of performance-based strategies that link financial incentives to a health professional’s performance on a set of defined quality measures, summarizes VBP models, examines challenges and opportunities for VBP in the oral health environment, and provides considerations for the expansion of VBP focused on oral health. The brief also highlights insights from interviews with stakeholders across the country.

Keywords: , Costs, Measures, Oral health, Performance measurement, Quality assurance

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . 2021. Efforts to improve the quality of health care for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 2017-2019 report to Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 129 pp.

Annotation: This report to Congress describes (1) the efforts undertaken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) between 2017 and 2019 to advance access and quality of care for children and adults enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) the status of state reporting of the Child and Adult Core Set of healthcare quality measures; and (3) recommendations for legislative changes needed to improve the quality of care in Medicaid and CHIP.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Data, Enrollment, Federal legislation , Measures, Medicaid, Program improvement, Quality assurance, Recommendations

Azara Healthcare. 2021. Azara DRVS (Data Reporting and Visualization System) dental measures. Burlington, MA: Azara Healthcare, 2 pp.

Annotation: These dental quality measures were developed by AZARA DRVS (Data Reporting and Visualization System) and the Michigan Primary Care Association for the Midwest Network for Oral Health Integration project, part of the federally funded Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net program. Each measure includes the name, description, numerator, denominator, exclusions, oral health care vs. primary care, and structured clinical data. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Community health centers, Health care delivery, Oral health, Primary care, Quality assurance, School age children, Service integration

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2021. Quality of maternal and perinatal health care in Medicaid and CHIP: Findings from the 2020 maternity core set chart . Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

Annotation: This chart pack describes state performance on the quality of maternal and perinatal health care for individuals enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It analyzes eight frequently reported measures for federal fiscal year 2020, including the timeliness of prenatal visits, postpartum care, well-child visits in the first 15 months of life, and the frequency of infants born with low birth weights. Substantial data is provided regarding the provision of most or moderately effective contraception and long-acting reversible contraception for both postpartum women and all women at risk of unintended pregnancy. The document also evaluates geographic variations in reporting across states and examines performance trends from 2018 through 2020 to identify significant changes in health care access and quality.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Comparative analysis, Maternal health, Measures, Medicaid, Perinatal care, Perinatal health, Quality assurance, State initiatives, Trends

U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 2021. 2021 core set of maternal and perinatal health measures for Medicaid and CHIP (Maternity Core Set). Baltimore, MD: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 1 p.

Annotation: This document identifies 11 maternal and perinatal health measures for voluntary reporting by state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies. It serves as a tool for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate progress and improve health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their infants. Major topics include the timeliness of prenatal and postpartum care, the frequency of infants born with low birth weights, well-child visits during the first 30 months of life, and contraceptive care., The document also outlines various data collection methods, such as electronic health records and state vital records, and provides technical updates on measures for low-risk cesarean deliveries.,

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Maternal health, Measures, Medicaid, Perinatal health, Quality assurance

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2020. Chartbook on healthcare for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 42 pp., 79 slides. (National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report chartbooks)

Annotation: This chartbook on Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR), which was published in 2018. This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of healthcare for Asians and NHPIs from the QDR and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare access and quality. A PowerPoint version is also available that users can download for presentations.

Keywords: Access to health care, Asian Americans, Ethnic groups, Health care disparities, Measures, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Program improvement, Progress reports, Quality assurance, Trends

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center and Dental Quality Alliance. 2020. Oral health quality indicators for the maternal and child health (MCH) population: An overview. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center; Chicago, IL: Dental Quality Alliance, 7 pp.

Annotation: This report provides an overview of the oral health quality indicators for the maternal and child health (MCH) population created by the Centers for Oral Health Systems Integration and Improvement, Quality Advisory Team (QIAT). The overview explains what the indicators are and their purpose. It also describes the framework QIAT created to support quality measurement and improvement, an environmental scan of existing quality indicators, pilot implementation, and challenges and opportunities. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Maternal and child health services, Pregnant women, Quality assurance, Quality improvement

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