Instrument Attributes
Description:
CMS is committed to monitoring the quality of care provided by Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans. To better evaluate this care, CMS, in collaboration with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), launched the first Medicare managed care outcomes measure in the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) in 1998. The measure includes the most recent advances in summarizing physical and mental health outcomes results and appropriate risk adjustment techniques. This measure was initially titled Health of Seniors, and was renamed the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey during the first year of implementation. This name change was intended to reflect the inclusion of people with Medicare who are disabled and under age 65 in the sampling methodology. The HOS measure was developed under the guidance of a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) comprised of individuals with specific expertise in the health care industry and outcomes measurement. The TEP continues to provide input for developing the science of the HOS measure. CMS has contracted with NCQA to support the standardized administration of the HOS survey, including selecting, training, and certifying independent survey vendors that the plans contract with to administer the survey.
Author/Sponsor:
CMS, in collaboration with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Prevalence:
Frequency/Level of use, dissemination, how widespread is the usage of the instrument?
Population:
For what population was the instrument designed?
Subject:
Who is the instrument administered to?
Provider Setting:
Where is the instrument used i.e. admission to nursing home, referral to home care, etc?
Derived:
Is this insrument derived from or a component of another instrument?
Validity and Reliability Testing:
Is the methodology of the instrument open to peer review?
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
What domains does the instrument assess? List CCD topics that the instrument covers.
Verbal or Observation based:
Is subject just asked questions or do they have to do some activity (i.e. get up and go assessment)?
Are calculated scores included:
An algorithm may calculate one or more scores based on elements of the assessment.
Extended use:
Is the instrument being used outside the original target population?
Versions:
Are there different versions of the tool? Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.
Public Domain:
Is the instrument in the public domain (Y/N)?
References:
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