Group to identify quality measures for kids.
The Children's Health Measurement Initiative will enable consumers, purchasers, and providers to evaluate and improve the quality performance of pediatric care. Current measures for children are limited to utilization issues like numbers of well-child visits and immunizations. Priorities include adolescent risk reduction, promoting healthy development of small children, and care for children with chronic illnesses.
D019985:Benchmarking; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States