2017 Quality Rating System Measure Technical …

1 2017 Quality Rating System Measure Technical Specifications September 2016 SM THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. Technical Assistance and Contact Information Technical Assistance and Contact Information The following links and contact information should be used to obtain additional details and Technical assistance related to the Quality Rating System (QRS) Measure set for 2017 . Website Links Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Insurance Marketplace Quality Initiativeswebsite: CMS Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Enrollee Experience Survey (QHP Enrollee Survey) website: National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and InformationSet ( HEDIS )1 Compliance AuditTM website: Information For questions regarding the QRS clinical Measure specifications, please contact the appropriatemeasure steward:oNCQA for the HEDIS measures.

2 Via the Policy Clarification Support (PCS) System availableat Quality Alliance (PQA) for the Proportion of Days Covered Measure : For questions regarding QRS survey measures, the QHP Enrollee Survey, or QRS requirements,please contact the Exchange Operations Support Center (XOSC) Help Desk via email or via phone at 1-855-CMS-1515 (1-855-267-1515). R eference the Marketplace Quality Initiative (MQI)-QRS .1 HEDIS is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. i THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction.

3 1 2 QRS Measure Set .. 5 3 QRS Clinical Measure Specifications .. 9 NCQA Measure Specifications .. 9 PQA Measure Specifications .. 207 4 QRS Survey Measure Specifications .. 219 iii THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. 1. Introduction1 THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. 21. Introduction Introduction Document Purpose This document includes the Measure specifications and guidelines for data collection for the 2017 Quality Rating System (QRS) Measure set. Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers will need to reference this document in order to collect and submit QRS Measure data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in accordance with the QRS 2017 requirements.

4 The document specifically details the following: QRS Measure set. This section includes a list of the QRS measures and a brief background on the QRS Measure set. The QRS Measure set is comprised of clinical Quality measures, including the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Information and Data Set (HEDIS) measures and a Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Measure . The Measure set also includes survey measures based on questions from the Qualified Health Plan Enrollee Experience Survey (QHP Enrollee Survey).

5 QRS clinical Measure Technical specifications. This section includes Measure specifications and data collection guidelines for NCQA s HEDIS measures and the PQA Measure in the QRS Measure set. For the PQA Measure , QHP issuers should refer to NCQA s General Guidelines for Data Collection (see Section for guidance related to data collection protocols, with the exception of a few guidelines specific to the PQA Measure as noted in Section ). QRS survey Measure Technical specifications. This section includes descriptions for the survey measures in the QRS Measure set that will be collected as part of the QHP Enrollee Survey.

6 CMS anticipates updating this document on an annual basis to reflect any changes to the Measure set, including changes to the Measure specifications or data collection guidelines. Background In accordance with the requirements specified in the Quality Rating System and Qualified Health Plan Enrollee Experience Survey: Technical Guidance for 2017 , QHP issuers and Multi-State Plan (MSP) issuers2 that offered coverage through a Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) in the prior year are required to submit third -party validated QRS clinical Measure data and QHP Enrollee Survey response data to CMS as a condition of CMS will calculate the Quality performance ratings for QHPs offered through all Marketplaces, regardless of the Marketplace model.

7 CMS will apply the QRS Rating methodology to validated QRS clinical Measure data and a subset of the QHP Enrollee Survey response data (QRS survey measures) to produce Quality ratings on a 5-star Rating CMS will collect data and calculate Quality ratings for each QHP issuer s product type ( , health maintenance organization [HMO]) within each state and apply these ratings to each product type s QHPs in that State. 2 A Multi-State Plan, certified by and under contract with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), is recognized as a QHP per 45 CFR Therefore, when describing requirements for QHP issuers within this document, it is assumed the same requirements apply to issuers offering MSPs, unless otherwise noted by OPM in guidance issued to MSP issuers.

8 3 45 CFR (b)(5)(h) ; ; and 4 The QHP Enrollee Survey includes a core question set that will be used to assess enrollee experience with health care services. Specific questions are grouped to form survey measures that will be used in the QRS. 3 THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. 4 2. QRS Measure Set 5 THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. 62. QRS Measure SetQRS Measure Set The QRS Measure set consists of measures that address areas of clinical Quality management; enrollee experience; and plan efficiency, affordability, and management.

9 Exhibit 1 includes the list of QRS measures required for 2017 . The Measure set includes a subset of NCQA s HEDIS measures and one PQA Measure . The survey measures in the QRS Measure set will be collected as part of the QHP Enrollee Survey, which is largely based on items from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems5 (CAHPS ) s urveys. For a crosswalk that maps each QRS survey Measure to the relevant QHP Enrollee Survey item(s), refer to Some measures have multiple indicators (or rates). QHP issuers are required to collect and submit validated data for every indicator associated with a Measure , unless a specific indicator is shown in parentheses next to the Measure , in which case only the indicator must be reported ( , for Childhood Immunization Status [Combination 3], only Combination 3 must be reported).

10 Exhibit 1. 2017 QRS Measures Measure Title Measure Steward National Quality Forum (NQF) ID6 QRS Clinical Measures Adult BMI Assessment NCQA Not Endorsed Annual Dental Visit NCQA Not Endorsed Annual Monitoring for Patients on Persistent Medications NCQA 2371 Antidepressant Medication Management NCQA 0105 Appropriate Testing for Children With Pharyngitis NCQA 0002 Appropriate Treatment for Children With Upper Respiratory Infection NCQA 0069 Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment in Adults with Acute Bronchitis NCQA 0058 Breast Cancer Screening NCQA 2372 Cervical Cancer Screening NCQA 0032 Childhood Immunization Status