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Mon Jan 5

• Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) | Wikipedia: The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a widely used set of performance measures in the managed care industry, developed and maintained by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. HEDIS was designed to allow consumers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to national or regional benchmarks. Although not originally intended for trending, HEDIS results are increasingly used to track year-to-year performance. HEDIS is one component of NCQA's accreditation process, although some plans submit HEDIS data without seeking accreditation. An incentive for many health plans to collect HEDIS data is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement that Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) submit Medicare HEDIS data in order to provide HMO services for Medicare enrollees under a program called Medicare Advantage. HEDIS was first released in 1993 as HEDIS 2.0. The latest version, HEDIS 2008, covers results for calendar year 2007, and be
• HEDIS & Quality Measurement | NCQA: HEDIS is a tool used by more than 90 percent of America's health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. Altogether, HEDIS consists of 71 measures across 8 domains of care. Because so many plans collect HEDIS data, and because the measures are so specifically defined, HEDIS makes it possible to compare the performance of health plans on an "apples-t o-apples" basis. Health plans also use HEDIS results themselves to see where they need to focus their improvement efforts. HEDIS measures address a broad range of important health issues. Among them are the following: * Asthma Medication Use * Persistence of Beta-Blocker Treatment after a Heart Attack * Controlling High Blood Pressure * Comprehensive Diabetes Care * Breast Cancer Screening * Antidepressant Medication Management * Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Status * Advising Smokers to Quit

Thu Dec 18

• HEDIS & Quality Measurement | NCQA: HEDIS is a tool used by more than 90 percent of America's health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. Altogether, HEDIS consists of 71 measures across 8 domains of care. Because so many plans collect HEDIS data, and because the measures are so specifically defined, HEDIS makes it possible to compare the performance of health plans on an "apples-t o-apples" basis. Health plans also use HEDIS results themselves to see where they need to focus their improvement efforts. HEDIS measures address a broad range of important health issues. Among them are the following: * Asthma Medication Use * Persistence of Beta-Blocker Treatment after a Heart Attack * Controlling High Blood Pressure * Comprehensive Diabetes Care * Breast Cancer Screening * Antidepressant Medication Management * Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Status * Advising Smokers to Quit

Fri Dec 12

• HEDIS 2009

Sat Oct 25

• The Potential Effects Of HEDIS Performance Measures On The Quality Of Care -- Eddy et al. 27 (5): 1429 -- Health Affairs

Thu Oct 2

• The Tough Economy is Impacting Health (and Potentially HEDIS) " Patient Centric Healthcare: Mentions that NCQA's 2008 State of Healthcare Quality Report based on HEDIS data)to be released Oct. 2.

Wed Sep 24

• http://www.wel lmark.com/abou t_us/companies /2007HEDISResu lts.pdf

Wed Jun 4

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About NCQA's Accreditation, Certification and HEDIS®

Fri May 16

• NCQA > What is HEDIS?

Thu May 1

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