In this issue brief, UCLA researchers lay out a new approach to performance measurement, starting with an initial set of measures that Medicaid and other agencies could use to track the delivery and quality of developmental services for young children. The Developmental Services Quality Performance Measurement framework, which includes metrics at the individual, provider, county, health plan, and state levels, is designed to capture key components of the service-delivery pathway that are typically necessary for screening, identifying, and referring young children who have or are at risk for developmental disabilities.
