What Is AHRQ Doing?
AHRQ is assisting purchasers and providers in enhancing their quality improvement (QI), public reporting, and pay-for-performance programs by using quality measures, tools, and related research findings. We will provide: • Information and support to 15 purchaser and community coalitions on quality-based purchasing (QBP) measures and tools through a combination of technical assistance workshops, Web conferences, and peer-assist learning networks. • Intensive technical assistance for three local purchasing coalitions, Medicaid/State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) programs, provider groups, or all-payer groups to support collaborative community QI efforts through local workshops, technical assistance, and peer-assist learning networks. • Targeted national dissemination of new AHRQ findings and tools relevant to QBP—as well as lessons learned by coalitions and local collaborations while implementing the PPS strategy—through presentations at major meetings, briefings, and Web c
