MBQIP Updates & Resources
HEALTHII Payments
AHCCCS has not determined the baseline year, but based on the information they have provided, we believe that the baseline year is likely either 2020 or 2021. AzHHA continues to try to persuade AHCCCS that the data period chosen for the baseline year will need to include sufficient time for hospitals to have made an impact towards compliance with the measures.
- Overall, AHCCCS will be paying out $100 million across Arizona hospitals, but it is unclear how much Critical Access Hospitals will receive in these payments.
- Payments are expected to begin being paid out in December 2023 and will be paid each quarter to hospitals which qualify.
- When possible, HEALTHII quality measures would be applied toward the Medicaid population.
- AHCCCS will focus on individual hospital performance, given the distinct hospital characteristics, and will be looking for improvement year over year.
- AHCCCS intends to work on modeling and additional decision making this summer and fall.
Measures tied to HEALTHII payments include, OP-18, Median Time from ED Arrival to ED Departure for Discharged ED Patients, Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel and Successful Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Program.
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Upcoming Office Hours! Ask Robyn – Quarterly Open Office Hour Call for Data Abstractors | Tuesday, October 25 2022, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT Register
Sometimes it just helps to talk to someone! Quality Reporting Specialist Robyn Carlson offers open office hour calls to discuss your MBQIP abstraction questions. Sessions are free of charge, but registration is required. For more information about the Ask Robyn calls, contact Robyn Carlson (rcarlson@stratishealth.org).
MBQIP Monthly September 2022:
MBQIP Monthly:
- CAHs Can! National Rural Virtual Quality Improvement Mentor Profile Series: Stacey Karvoski
- Data: CAHs Measure Up – Antibiotic Stewardship Program Core Elements Met by CAHs
- Tips: Robyn Quips – Outpatient Measure Abstraction Quiz Answers
- Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement
- Tools and Resources: Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement
- Updated! MBQIP Data Submission Deadlines
This single-page document contains a chart showing the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) data submission deadlines for Quarter 1 2022 through Quarter 4 2022.
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