Acronyms Flashcards
NCQA
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Chart Chase
the searching of data points in relation to the healthplan to collect data records from providers
Key Measures
The actual data points that are being used this HEDIS season
Numerator
The number of people that have completed the measure and added to its total
Denominator
The number of people that are being measured against in the random data set (usually 411)
MRSS
Minimum Required Sample Size. When selecting a sample size, this is the required number of members in the sample (may be able to reduce sample using Table 2 in sampling guide)
HOQ
The totals that we provide back to the healthplan to show rates
CIOX
A vendor that stores/collects medical records - (usually contract); Chart Retrieval Vendor
QSI XL
Internal Tool used to generate the sample, compiles the admin refresh (collects 3 types of data: Supplemental Data, Chart Chase, Admin Data); The tool used to build the project
Hybrid Data
3 types of data: Supplemental Data, Chart Chase, Admin Data
QSHR
A project management tool used by all members to show the active project status and see the rate information in real time
Pend Codes
A code that is used by the healthplan to explain why they have been unable to locate a certain medical record
Scrub
A task of the Healthplan to call vendors and make sure that the location of medical data is the same
Pre-Scrub
Location of medical records from last year
PCRDD
Location of scrub on the centene side, used to slowly improve our data over time (Provider Chart Retrieval Demographics Database)
Project Build
Data Driving where we put together the excel spreadsheets required to show the ratio of completion of the measures, used to generate Rates.
Rates
The overall cost to the patient based primarily on the star system
Star System
Used to show the % of completion to a measure (x/411 = ratio = 1 - 5 stars)
Chase Rules Logic
collecting a data point toward the sample set to get better rates that was previoulsy not collected
Org ID
A number used to designate a state specific HEDIS measure
Sub ID
A number used to designate a state specific Org ID based on HEDIS submeasures
Abstraction
The process of reviewing a member’s legal medical record for documentation that a specific event occurred within the required timeframe
Abstraction Errors: Critical Errors
Impact the compliancy of the measure: missed event that makes member compliant, event abstracted that did not occur, event abstracted incorrectly that should not be counted (incomplete measure or date error), HIPAA Issue