HOS Survey Administration

This section contains information on the HOS Survey Administration required for Medicare Advantage Organizations, including local and regional preferred provider organizations (PPOs), contracts with exclusively SNP plan benefit packages, and  continuing §1876 risk and cost contracts .

• HOS 2009 Administration Memo
• Medicare Contracts Requiring HOS 2009 Reporting
• HOS Survey Vendors

HOS-M Survey Administration

This section contains information on the HOS-Modified Survey Administration required for the Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Minnesota Senior Health Options/Minnesota Disability Health Options (MSHO/MnDHO), Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), and Massachusetts MassHealth Senior Care Options (SCO) programs.

• HOS-M 2009 Administration Memo
• Medicare Contracts Requiring HOS-M 2009 Reporting
• HOS-M Exemption from HIPAA and the Privacy Act

HOS Resources

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Outcomes Survey Web site: This Web site contains current information on the progress of the HOS project, as well as house the full spectrum of Medicare HOS related data and reports.

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