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[.A XVII. HEDIS is a comprehensive set of standardized performance measures designed to provide purchasers and consumers with the information they need for reliable comparison of health plan performance. An explanation of the 8 and 30 file sampling procedure used by NCQA during accreditation survey visits. Using appropriate professionals. Share this page with a friend or colleague by Email. h\AN@E27dRTQbQB*=vX{r$e K8Z+*;e_?St*[|e[o-;/6MpnC\Hdy rL|LIr2e_D,F1+^1W+s N$oK)R493{py #xtV>zxk13No9:C_ eH__C/WpGOav4 Eligible organizations: Note: Members refers to membership of clients and organizations. In the event NCQA receives notification within the warranty period of any defects in the media, NCQA will, at its option, either replace such defective media or return to Licensee the price paid for the Product. Data allow identification of performance gaps and establishment of realistic targets for improvement. \bMQ!HQd2`/_$EFcGI'.mG_|qxcB3XLf. NCQA DISCLAIMS WARRANTIES OF SEQUENCE, ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF DATA. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. This Publication License Agreement, along with all materials referenced herein ("License Agreement"), is a legal agreement between the individual or entity purchasing the license to use the Product (hereinafter the Licensee) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Users of these Products will be required to accept a separate Usage Agreement in NCQAs Download Center before accessing the Products. Limitation of LiabilityIN NO EVENT WILL NCQA BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF PROFITS ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF NCQA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL NCQA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES. XIV. Contact and NoticesShould Licensee have any questions about this License Agreement or the Product, please call NCQA at (202) 955-3500. HEDIS Measures relate to many significant . Contact and NoticesShould Licensee have any questions about this License Agreement or the Product, please call NCQA at (202) 955-3500. SNPs reported the following measures in HEDIS 2016: Please see the links below for the most recent SNP HEDIS Reports released by NCQA. N Requirements cover these key areas: To see all program requirements, get the Standards and Guidelines document. This License Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is expressly excluded. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. 0
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centred Medical Home (NCQA-PCMH) is officially recognised as a quantitative assessment tool of institutional evaluation (supply-side) [ 9 ], and the PCAT is widely used as a quantitative assessment tool for patient evaluation (demand-side) [ 10 ]. Users must still click the I AGREE checkbox at the end of this License Agreement to access those Products, but the terms of this License Agreement will have no legal effect. Noncompliance may also disqualify Licensee from receiving future goods and services from NCQA.To verify compliance with this License Agreement, NCQA is granted the right, with prior notice and during normal business hours, to examine all relevant records of Licensee. HEDIS VSDs contain code values owned by third parties (the Third Party Code Values), including CPT owned by American Medical Association, LOINC owned by Regenstrief Institute, Inc., SNOMED CT owned by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation, and Uniform Billing Codes owned by the American Hospital Association. Terms of Use, Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP), Credentials Verification Organization (CVO), Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization (MBHO), Health Information Technology Prevalidation Programs, Virtual Seminars, Webinars and On-demand Training, Advertising and Marketing Your NCQA Status, New Requirements and Consumer Protections, Health Plan Accreditation 2020: Standards and Survey Tool Release Dates. Focus areas to ensure high quality. 2020 Core Set of Behavioral Health Measures for Medicaid and CHIP (Behavioral Health Core Set) To support CMS's efforts to improve behavioral health in Medicaid and CHIP, CMS identified a core set of 18 behavioral health measures for voluntary reporting by state Medicaid and CHIP agencies. hbbd```b``~"R @Xn^xJps A Licensed User must be using the Product under the License and solely on behalf of the Licensee. Licensee acknowledges that the Product remains the full and exclusive property of NCQA. or In the event NCQA receives notification within the warranty period of any defects in the media, NCQA will, at its option, either replace such defective media or return to Licensee the price paid for the Product. -LTSS Accreditation policies and procedures under 5: Additional Information.) As applicable, the Product is licensed for the number of Licensed Users for which a Licensee has paid the applicable fee. ( 3 0 obj
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