HHS Publishes New Medicaid Quality Measures January 10, 2012 Medicaid, News HHS, Medicaid quality measures 0 HHS has issued a final notice containing an initial set of 26 quality measures (PDF) that will be used to determine the quality of care that adult Medicaid patients are receiving in each state. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required HHS to publish a core set of health quality measures for Medicaid-eligible adults by January 1, 2012. Additionally, the law mandates that HHS must develop a standardized quality reporting format by January 1, 2013, and also publish any changes to the measures on an annual basis. After numerous meetings with representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS pinpointed 51 quality measures. But after it received comments that 51 was too many, it narrowed the list to 26. The final list, which was published in the Federal Register last week, includes quality care measures in six areas: prevention and health promotion, management of acute conditions, management of chronic conditions, family experiences of care, care coordination, and availability of care. Click here to view the full list of quality measures, p. 14-16. Comments are closed.
