Activities » Gauging Success

The ABCD collaborative experience confirms the importance of being able to show results for improving, sustaining, and spreading innovation.  In developing a measurement strategy, it is imperative to ensure the following are key components of the measurement design process.

• Measures need to be designed at the beginning of a project
• A measure must have certain attributes
• Measurement should be at the child level and at the “same point in time”
• Pilot test the measurement methodology
• Continued technical assistance and periodic quality checks are important
• Periodic reporting of measurement findings is essential to continued participation

Specific examples of strategies used by the ABCD states to gauge success include:

• Including developmental screening and surveillance in your state quality strategy as well as in routine assessment and audit of state systems
• Enhancing the reporting of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT)
• Using Claims and Enrollment Data Effectively
• Partnering with other state agencies to collect robust, child-centered data

This section will include chartbooks of key social and quality indicators that address measurement and quality improvement strategies for states as well as resources and strategies focusing on key components of the measurement design process. For more detail on the ABCD II experience in measurement, please click here (PDF).

• State-specific Resources produced by ABCD Consortia States for Gauging Success
• Peer-reviewed literature for Gauging Success
• Technical assistance Resources produced by NASHP and The Commonwealth Fund for Gauging Success
• Other Resources for Gauging Success