The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites the public to comment on proposed updates to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures. This is an opportunity for health plans, purchasers, consumers and other stakeholders to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and feasibility of new and revised measures and to provide input on HEDIS guidelines.
NCQA seeks comments on the following:
- Retiring five measures
- Shortening the HEDIS Health Plan CAHPS2 (CAHPS 5.0H) Survey
- New HEDIS measures assessing substance use disorder and prenatal and postpartum depression care
- Revisions to several measures
- Proposed changes that apply across multiple measures
HEDIS comprises measures of clinical quality and patient experience that are based on published clinical guidelines and published scientific evidence. When clinical guidelines change, or new evidence becomes available in the scientific literature, NCQA reviews HEDIS measures to determine whether changes may be needed. NCQA convenes multi-stakeholder advisory groups – including independent scientists, clinicians, consumers and purchasers – to ensure that measures meet and balance the high standards of relevance, scientific soundness and feasibility.
