title: An AHRQ and CMS perspective on the pediatric quality measures program.
authors.affiliation: Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md. Electronic address: Kamila.Mistry@ahrq.hhs.gov.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.affiliation: Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md.
authors.forename: Kamila B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.affiliation: Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: LLanos
authors.affiliation: Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lillie-Blanton
authors.affiliation: Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chesley
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality