First Implementation Guide now available

First Implementation Guide now available

New Implementation Guide on Engaging Stakeholders The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published the first Implementation Guide from the CMS-funded CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program, now available on the national evaluation Web site under What We Learned. This Guide focuses on the stakeholder engagement efforts in Georgia, Idaho, and Massachusetts and is designed to help State officials and other program administrators engage and partner with stakeholders in their own child health care quality improvement initiatives. It provides a five-step approach to engaging stakeholders, breaking down each step into smaller tasks and providing key points and resources to consider throughout the process. You may access Implementation Guide 1: Engaging Stakeholders to Improve the Quality of Children’s Health Care at: http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/index.pdf http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/implementation-guides/implementation-guide1/index.html For more information on the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant projects and the CMS-funded national evaluation, visit:http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/index.html.