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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to develop a strategy to evaluate the quality of care provided by Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs). This strategy relies on a phased approach, beginning with defining and assessing desirable structural characteristics and followed by assessing processes and, eventually, outcomes. The evaluation approach includes several types of assessments.
The State of Wisconsin has a similar program to CMS to evaluate the quality of care provided by Medicaid Plans. The goal of this program is to improve the quality of care received by BadgerCare Plus and Medicaid SSI members. The Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program uses HEDIS specifications for all of the P4P measures.
Click below to see the current quality measures for CMS Five Star Quality Program for Medicare Advantage Plans.
CMS Part C and Part D 5-Star Rating Measures
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Click below to see the quality measures, metrics, and weights for the current Measure Year (MY) for Medicaid Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program.
MY2024 SSI & BadgerCare P4P Quality Metrics
MY2024 SSI & BadgerCare P4P Measures and Weights
As part of Independent Care Health Plan ’s contract with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it is required to compile and report diagnostic profiles annually. This information must be obtained via a medical record review of individual member diagnoses that were treated or impacted within a claim (calendar) year.
Independent Care Health Plan has partnered with Cognisight to perform the annual collection of data and confirmation project. Cognisight’s goal is to obtain a “complete diagnostic member profile,” while attempting to minimize disruptions to your office workflow and staff.
CMS will only accept submission of diagnoses when they are listed on an encounter note rather than on an active problem list, signed lab result or consult. This does not imply that a provider’s documentation for the purposes of patient care is not sufficient, only that CMS has specific requirements to recognize existing diagnoses for a patient.
This information is time-sensitive and a response is needed as soon as possible.
If you have additional questions, please contact Mark Clausen, Cognisight Account Manager at 585-662-4290 or Amanda Harcus, Director of Market Development at aharcus@iCareHealthPlan.org.
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