Identifying Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults: Background Report
Table 1. Final Measures
| # | NQF ID | Measure Steward | Measure Name | Level at Which Measure is Specified8 | Programs in Which the Measure is Currently Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prevention and Health Promotion |
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|
1 |
0039 |
NCQA |
Flu Shots for Adults Ages 50-64 (Collected as part of HEDIS CAHPS Supplemental Survey) |
Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation |
|
2 |
N/A |
NCQA |
Adult BMI Assessment |
Clinician, Health Plan |
HEDIS®, Health Homes Core |
|
3 |
0031 |
NCQA |
Breast Cancer Screening |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, PQRS, GPRO, Shared Savings Program |
|
4 |
0032 |
NCQA |
Cervical Cancer Screening |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation |
|
5 |
0027 |
NCQA |
Medical Assistance With Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (Collected as part of HEDIS CAHPS Supplemental Survey) |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, Medicare, NCQA Accreditation, State use |
|
6 |
0418 |
CMS |
Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-Up Plan |
Clinician, Facility |
PQRS, CMS QIP, Health Homes Core, Medicare Shared Savings |
|
7 |
N/A |
NCQA |
Plan All-Cause Readmission |
Health Plan |
HEDIS® |
|
8 |
0272 |
AHRQ |
PQI 01: Diabetes, Short-term Complications Admission Rate |
Hospital |
Shared Savings Program |
|
9 |
0275 |
AHRQ |
PQI 05: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Admission Rate |
Hospital |
Shared Savings Program |
|
10 |
0277 |
AHRQ |
PQI 08: Congestive Heart Failure Admission Rate |
Hospital |
Shared Savings Program |
|
11 |
0283 |
AHRQ |
PQI 15: Adult Asthma Admission Rate |
Hospital |
|
|
12 |
0033 |
NCQA |
Chlamydia Screening in Women Ages 21-24 (same as CHIPRA core measure, State would report second age stratification as originally specified) |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, CHIPRA Core |
|
Management of Acute Conditions |
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|
13 |
0576 |
NCQA |
Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness |
Clinician, Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, CHIPRA Core, Health Home Core |
|
14 |
0469 |
HCA, TJC |
PC-01: Elective Delivery |
Hospital |
HIP QDRP, TJC's ORYX Performance Measurement Program |
|
15 |
0476 |
Prov/CWISH/NPIC/QAS/TJC |
PC-03 Antenatal Steroids |
Hospital |
TJC's ORYX Performance Measurement Program |
|
Management of Chronic Conditions |
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|
16 |
0403 |
NCQA |
Annual HIV/AIDS Medical Visit |
Health Plan |
|
|
17 |
0018 |
NCQA |
Controlling High Blood Pressure |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, GPRO, Shared Savings Program |
|
18 |
0063 |
NCQA |
Comprehensive Diabetes Care: LDL-C Screening |
Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation |
|
19 |
0057 |
NCQA |
Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Hemoglobin A1c Testing |
Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation |
|
20 |
0105 |
NCQA |
Antidepressant Medication Management |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, PQRS |
|
21 |
N/A |
CMS-QMHAG |
Adherence to Antipsychotics for Individuals With Schizophrenia |
Hospital |
VHA |
|
22 |
0021 |
NCQA |
Annual Monitoring for Patients on Persistent Medications |
Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation |
|
Family Experiences of Care |
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|
23 |
0006 & 0007 |
AHRQ & NCQA |
CAHPS Health Plan Survey v. 4.0—Adult Questionnaire with CAHPS Health Plan Survey v. 4.0H—NCQA Supplemental |
Health Plan |
HEDIS®, NCQA Accreditation, ACO (NQF#0006) |
|
Care Coordination |
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|
24 |
0648 |
AMA-PCPI |
Care Transition—Transition Record Transmitted to Health Care Professional |
Facility |
Health Homes Core |
|
Availability |
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|
25 |
0004 |
NCQA |
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment |
Clinician, Health Plan |
MU1, HEDIS®, Health Homes Core |
|
26 |
1517 |
NCQA |
Prenatal and Postpartum Care: Postpartum Care Rate |
Health Plan |
HEDIS® |
8. Although these measures are specified at different levels, States choosing to report the voluntary measures must provide each measure's results to CMS in an aggregated State rate.
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