CMS Call for Abstracts - Any Centering Sites Interested?
Sept 25, 2015 7:59:01 GMT -5
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Post by John Craine on Sept 25, 2015 7:59:01 GMT -5
Call for Abstracts
2015 QualityNet Conference Medicaid/CHIP Track
Conference Overview
On December 1–3, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host the 2015 QualityNet Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The 2015 Conference theme is “Building Partnerships, Delivering Results.” The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) invites you to submit an abstract for a presentation at the Medicaid/CHIP track of the conference. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 9, 2015.
Who Should Apply
· CMCS Grantees (including CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grantees, Adult Medicaid Quality Grantees, and Maternal and Infant Health Grantees)
· CHIPRA Pediatric Healthcare Quality Measures Program Centers of Excellence
· Medicaid and CHIP program staff
Abstract Content
The attached abstract form requires the following information:
· Topic area (select one)
· Primary presenter contact information
· Co‐presenter(s) contact information, if applicable
· Presentation title
· Abstract (250 words maximum)
· Learning objectives
· Availability of funding to attend the conference if abstract is selected for presentation
Topic Areas
CMCS is interested in abstracts that cover the following topic areas. On the abstract form, please specify the topic area that most closely aligns with your proposed presentation.
· Maternal and infant health
· Behavioral health
· Health homes
· Using the Adult and/or Child Core Set quality measures to improve care
· Partnerships with External Quality Review Organizations and Quality Improvement Networks - Quality Improvement Organizations
· Sustainability and spread of innovative and effective models to improve health outcomes
· Oral health
· Other topics related to health quality measurement and improvement efforts
Proposal Submission Process
Email the attached call for abstracts form to MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.
· Only proposals received by 5:00 p.m. ET on October 9, 2015, will be considered under the call for abstracts.
· Applicants will be notified of decisions via email on or about October 23, 2015.
For More Information
Contact the TA mailbox at MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov.