| Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP)
Register Now: IAP Data Analytics Webinar for States: So You Built a Dashboard: State Medicaid Agency Experiences (January 17, 2019) On Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET, CMS's Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) will host a national webinar for state Medicaid agencies interested in learning about state Medicaid approaches and experiences in developing public-facing and internal dashboards. In this interactive webinar, presenters from New Jersey and Washington Medicaid agencies will provide an overview of approaches used for data visualization, the process used to select metrics to display, and lessons learned in the development of their dashboards. New Jersey recently published their FamilyCare Data Dashboards and Washington's presentation will focus is on its rapid cycle monitoring for opioid projects. To register for this webinar, please visit the following link: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/am3ig7j0w9dd&eom
New Opportunity for States: Data Analytic Technical Support for State Medicaid Agencies
CMS's Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) Data Analytics functional area is launching a third round of technical support for state Medicaid agencies to assist in building their data analytic capacity as they design and implement delivery system reforms. This opportunity is open to states at all levels of expertise and experience in data analytics. Additional information, including the Program Overview, Expression of Interest form, and Informational Session slides are posted on the IAP Data Analytic webpage. States interested in this opportunity should complete an Expression of Interest form and submit it to IAP by January 23, 2019 Midnight ET. Express Interest Now: State Medicaid-Housing Agency Partnerships New Technical Support Opportunity The CMS Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP)'s Community-Integration in Long-Term Service and Supports (CI-LTSS) Program Area is launching a technical support opportunity for up to eight states seeking to implement housing and service changes that will increase community living options for Medicaid beneficiaries requiring long-term services and supports. Selected states will have the opportunity to work with industry experts through their individualized technical support and state-to-state learning activities. Consistent with statute, CMS does not provide Federal Financial Participation for room and board in home and community-based services. This technical support opportunity is open to all states, including those that have previously participated in the Medicaid IAP State Medicaid-Housing Agency Partnerships Track and are ready to implement housing and/or services initiatives. The Expression of Interest form is posted on the CMS Medicaid IAP website with the Program Overview and slides from the informational webinar. State Expression of Interest forms will be accepted on a rolling basis now through Thursday, February 28, 2019. IAP encourages all states interested in strengthening their State Medicaid-Housing Agency Partnerships and implementing related programs to submit an Expression of Interest form. CMS Quality Conference The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) invites you to join us for two live webinars hosted during this year's CMS Quality Conference: Innovating for Value and Results. The conference brings together CMS quality partners, including states, experts, and other stakeholders from current and past CMS programs such as the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) grant programs, Medicaid managed care plans, and External Quality Review Organizations. The conference will include a track related to quality in Medicaid and CHIP programs, which will focus on innovative health care delivery approaches that demonstrate improved outcomes. Register today for the following sessions, which will be available via live-stream webinar or on demand after the conference. Medicaid Quality Measure Reporting: Moving Beyond Claims Tuesday, January 29, 2019 8:30 am - 10:00 am ET This session will highlight states that have leveraged their state systems and infrastructure to move beyond claims-based Medicaid quality measure reporting to using other data sources, such as electronic health records. By sharing how they have successfully leveraged state systems and partnered with other state agencies, these states will provide best practices to other states. To participate in the presentation remotely, click here to register for the webinar. Performance Measurement for Accountability and Quality Improvement – an Update on the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard and Core Sets Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm ET Performance measurement is integral to efforts to improve care and promote accountability in Medicaid and CHIP. This session will provide insights on the next steps for several Medicaid and CHIP performance systems, and discuss the different ways that measures can be used by state and federal agencies to promote accountability and drive quality improvement. Speakers will discuss the next iterations of the Medicaid and CHIP Scorecard, which seeks to increase public transparency about the programs' administration and outcomes; and the CMS Child and Adult Core Sets, which are an important part of the information contained in the Scorecard. Both measurement tools are changing in the coming years, and speakers will discuss those changes, including the introduction of mandatory reporting of certain Core Set measures in 2024 and use of performance measurement for accountability, and for quality improvement. To participate in the presentation remotely, click here to register for the webinar. In-Person Technical Assistance Office Hours for Conference Attendees If you are registered to attend the conference in person, we are excited to announce that the Medicaid and CHIP team will be hosting office hours to provide technical assistance related to the Core Set measures, quality improvement initiatives, and other relevant topics. We will distribute additional information about this opportunity soon. If you have any questions, please email MACQualityTA@cms.hhs.gov. Thank you for your interest and we hope you will participate in the conference in person or via webinar! | 
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