HEDIS® 2011 Public Comment
NCQA is releasing for public comment proposed new measures and changes to specifications for HEDIS 2011. Reviewers are asked to submit their comments in writing via the public comment Web site by midnight (ET) on Monday, March 22, 2010.
Overview
Proposed New Measure:
Plan All-Cause Readmissions
Existing HEDIS Measures/Items With Proposed Changes:
Ambulatory Care
Frequency of Selected Procedures
Race/Ethnicity of Membership and Language Diversity of Membership
Relative Resource Use measures – Pharmacy Update
Relative Resource Use measures – Risk Adjustment Update
Relative Resource Use measures – Utilization Update
Spirometry Testing in the Assessment and Diagnosis of COPD
Proposed Measures to Retire:
Inpatient Utilization – Nonacute Care
Outpatient Drug Utilization
ALL PUBLIC COMMENT MATERIALS
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Submitting Comments
Submit all comments via NCQA's Public Comment Web site: http://publiccomments.ncqa.org. Note: NCQA will no longer accept comments via mail, e-mail or fax.
How to Submit a Comment
- Enter your e-mail address and contact information.
- Choose from the following options:
- Select HEDIS 2011.
- Select the measure on which you would like to comment.
- Select your support option (e.g., Support, Do not support, Support with modifications).
Note: If you choose Do not support, include your rationale in the text box. If you choose Support with modifications, enter the suggested modification in the text box.
- Enter your comment into the text box. There is an 1,800 character limit. If you exceed the limit, your comment will be cut off at 1,800 characters.
Note: We suggest that you develop your comment in Word, in order to check your character limit, and save a copy for reference. Use the "cut and paste" function to copy your comment into the text box.
- Submit additional comments using the same process.
Comments must be received by midnight (ET) on Monday, March 22, 2010, to be considered.