Child Health Finance & Quality advances child health by promoting high quality care that is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient-centered.  The AAP works collaboratively to support a health care delivery system where evidence informs key aspects of real-world practice, and data from practice further informs the AAP’s guidance and advocacy priorities to benefit clinicians, patients and families. The portfolio includes evidence-based medicine, quality improvement initiatives, vaccine guidance development and implementation, primary care and practice management, the Project ECHO collaborative learning model, finance and payment strategy and quality evaluation & analysis.

Clinical Practice Guidelines

CPGs are evidence-based decision-making tools for managing common pediatric conditions. CPGs support pediatricians and other providers with clinical recommendations that are transparent and rigorously developed.

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Quality Improvement Methods and Terminology

Improving outcomes takes practical skills, structured methods and the ability to learn from data. This page explores the core approaches and tools that drive meaningful, measurable improvement and a glossary of terms used in quality improvement.

Quality Improvement Education and Opportunities

Our quality improvement education and opportunities are designed to equip healthcare professionals with the skills, tools and collaborative support needed to improve care in primary care or hospital-based setting, including the AAP's Quality Networks, MOC Part 4 Portfolio and EQUIPP.

Council on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (COQIPS)

COQIPS is focused on innovations and activities supporting the integration of policy and practice, education, advocacy,​ and implementation around the topic areas of quality improvement and patient safety.

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Last Updated

03/02/2026

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics