Ncqa Releases Quality Compass(R) 2004 and Updated Quality Dividend Calculator; Flu Shots for Adults Measure Added
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WASHINGTON, July 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today released the latest update to its comprehensive database of health plan performance information, Quality Compass(r) 2004. The database includes information on NCQA Accreditation and plan-specific results on HEDIS(r) and CAHPS(r) measures, data sets that measure clinical performance and member satisfaction, respectively. A measure of flu shot rates for adults is included in this year's edition of Quality Compass for the first time. This year's data was reported by 262 health plans that cover more than 60 million Americans collectively.
New this year to Quality Compass is data on the Flu Shots for Adults measure, which tracks the percentage of health plan members 50 to 64 years of age who received a flu shot the previous year. Influenza is estimated to cause nearly 120,000 hospitalizations and 40,000 deaths annually. Annual flu shots are a known means of preventing or mitigating cases of influenza, especially among Americans 50 and older.See the full content of this document
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Ncqa Releases Quality Compass(R) 2004 and Updated Quality Dividend Calculator; Flu Shots for Adults Measure Added
"Quality Compass gives the health care market what it needs most- clear, easy-to-understand information about performance," said NCQA Executive Vice President Greg Pawl...
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