Yes. The substance of the standards did not change and the purpose of HIP is to give autocredit.
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If a patient is removed from a measure for not taking prescribed medication or for not following recommended treatment, the measure is not considered standardized. If the patient meets specific exclusion criteria listed in the specifications and is removed from the measure, the measure is considered standardized.
NCQA suggests that organizations submit an application for survey at least 90 days in advance of the date requested for their Initial Survey, but applications may be submitted further in advance than 90 days. Organizations should indicate their preferred survey date and NCQA will accommodate them if possible.
To meet the intent of factor 3, the organization must provide physicians with the results of each applicable measure and an estimate of statistical reliability. The organization determines how it expresses the estimate of statistical reliability (e.g., range, standard deviation, confidence interval, coefficient of variation). The organization should also provide descriptive information with the numbers; the estimate of reliability is a numeric value.