Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two Learning & Resources Area

General Resources

Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two main page

Business Registration

• Register for your Duns and Bradstreet Number (DUNS)
• Register in the System for Award Management (SAM)

Application Forms and Submission

The application consists of multiple forms that are required for successful application submission. The forms are available on the Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two main page. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

Performance Measures

• Aims and Drivers (PDF)
• Recommended Measures (PDF)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Quality Forum
• Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
  • CHIPRA Core Set Technical Specifications Manual (PDF)
  • Initial Core Set of Health Quality Measures for Medicaid Eligible Adults (PDF)
• Medicare Health Outcomes Survey
• Accountable Care Organizations: Shared Savings Program measures (PDF)
• MATCH County Health Rankings

Total Cost of Care

• Medicaid data on different categories of health care spending
• Private insurer information
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data
• Medicare fee-for-service data at the state and hospital referral region (HRR) levels, including:
  • Demographics and disease prevalence
  • Spending and utilization by service category
  • Quality (readmissions, ED visits, avoidable hospitalizations, hospital compare)
• Data on state level health care purchasers

Government Agency Websites

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF)
• Administration on Community Living (ACL)
• Indian Health Service (IHS)