The Medicare product line does not include CAHPS survey results. We recommend contacting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) if you are interested in obtaining Medicare CAHPS data.
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9.15.2022 Quality Compass Medicare Include CAHPS Data Does the Medicare dataset include CAHPS data?
9.15.2022 Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD) In step 1 of the Event/Diagnosis for Rate 1, what timeframe is used to identify dispensed ADHD medications?
9.15.2022 Purchase Order Number Will NCQA accept a purchase order number?
Purchase order numbers may be included for payment and tracking purposes; however, NCQA does not accept additional terms and conditions outside the executed legal agreement. Any and all purchase order terms and conditions have no legal effect and the license is governed solely by the terms of the executed agreement between your entity and NCQA.
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9.15.2022 Quality Compass Appearance Prior to Purchasing How can I see what Quality Compass looks like prior to purchase?
You can experience Quality Compass’ functionality by watching the demo videos available on the Quality Compass webpage (https://www.ncqa.org/programs/data-and-information-technology/data-purchase-and-licensing/quality-compass/). The demo videos walks viewers through some of the key features of Quality Compass as well as how to navigate the tool.
You can also request a walk-through live demo from the Information Products team. Please submit your request through your my.NCQA.org account or contact NCQA’s Customer Support team.
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9.15.2022 Antibiotic Utilization for Respiratory Conditions (AXR) The Antibiotic Utilization for Respiratory Conditions (AXR) does not include age stratifications and total rate bullets. Was this intentional?
No. A correction will be in the MY 2023 Technical Update. The Ages section in the Eligible Population should read as follows:
Members who were 3 months of age or older as of the Episode Date. Report three age stratifications and a total rate:
- 3 months–17 years.
- 18–64 years.
- 65 years and older.
- Total.
The total is the sum of the age stratifications.
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9.15.2022 Social Need Screening and Intervention (SNS-E) For SNS-E, are organizations allowed to count screenings that were conducted using adapted or translated versions of screening instruments?
As an ECDS-reported measure, the SNS-E screening numerator counts only screenings that use instruments in the measure specification as identified by the associated LOINC code(s). Allowed screening instruments and LOINC codes for each social need domain are listed in “Definitions” in the measure specification.
NCQA recognizes that organizations might need to adapt or modify instruments to meet the needs of their membership. To clarify:
- The SNS-E measure specification does not prohibit cultural adaptations or linguistic translations from being counted toward the measure’s screening numerators.
- Only screenings documented using the LOINC codes specified in the SNS-E measure count toward the measure’s screening numerators.
- The Regenstrief Institute, which maintains the LOINC database, has indicated that LOINC codes do not distinguish between adapted and translated instruments.
- Tool developers have varying policies with regard to cultural adaptation and translations; some state that users may adapt screening instruments, others state that organizations must obtain permission first.
NCQA urges organizations to refer to the tool developer for information about adaptations or translations that are available or allowed.
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9.15.2022 Quality Compass Sharing Restrictions What are the sharing restrictions and guidelines for distributing the data available on Quality Compass?
You can find the standard guidelines and restrictions for data usage in Section 2 of the Quality Compass license agreement. This agreement in located on our website as well as on the NCQA store site, prior to any purchase of a license. If you expect your data usage to fall outside of the permissions set forth in the standard agreement, NCQA offers customized agreements to grant extended permissions and use cases, subject to a separate fee.
If you are unsure if your use case falls outside the standard license terms, submit your question via my.ncqa.org for further assistance.
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9.15.2022 Cost to Purchase Quality Compass How much does Quality Compass cost?
Quality Compass is priced according to the number of users, years of trended data, and whether your organization needs access to the Data Exporter feature. The cost breakdown is available on our pricing table on the NCQA Store .
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9.15.2022 Quality Compass Exchange Product Does NCQA have Exchange data available on Quality Compass?
In 2022, NCQA will be releasing Quality Compass Exchange data for the first time. Exchange data will be available outside of the Quality Compass tool via a data file delivered on NCQA’s Download Center. The data file will contain individual plan level performance and benchmarks (averages and percentiles) for Exchange plans. It will contain results for QRS measure indicators used in the QRS Scoring program only. The Exchange data file is available for purchase now and will be released in November 2022.
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