How did the PHN derive the methods used?
A major challenge in measuring and monitoring our health care is defining measures that relate to a relevant outcome, and that can be systematically applied across the MHS and other healthcare plans. A national standardized set of measures that assesses the performance of managed care organizations have been established by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) was developed to provide reliable, comparative data about health care quality, using data from health plans across the country and is intended to monitor how well health plans are delivering preventive care (e.g., breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening), how well members with acute illnesses (e.g., acute back pain) are managed to avoid or minimize complications, and how well members with chronic diseases (e.g., asthma, diabetes ) are managed to avoid or minimize complications.
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