ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Sample Clauses

ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 1. The M+C Organization agrees to operate an ongoing quality assessment and performance improvement program (as stated in 422.152 of subpart D).
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ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. HMO must develop, maintain, and operate a quality assessment and performance improvement program consistent with the requirements of 42 C.F.R. Section 438.240 and Sections 10.7, 12.10 and Appendix A of this agreement.
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ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Sections 11.1, and 11.5 are deleted and replaced with the following language:
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ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. The MCO must develop and implement written policies for an ongoing quality assessment and performance improvement program (QAPI) for the services it furnishes to enrollees. The QAPI shall include several distinct, but interrelated comprehensive strategies and must be designed to achieve, through ongoing measurements and intervention, significant improvement in clinical and nonclinical areas of care that are expected to have a favorable effect on health outcomes and enrollee satisfaction. Such improvements must be sustained over time. QAPI strategies should include: • Annual measurement of performance in specified areas (e.g., immunization rates) and achievement of performance targets; • Multi-year performance improvement projects addressing clinical and non-clinical areas; • An approach for addressing systematic problems; • The development and usage of a sufficient health information system; and • Proper administration of quality assessment and performance improvement activities. The MCO must submit performance measurement data to BMS as required by BMS. The QAPI must include mechanisms to detect both underutilization and overutilization of services, and to assess the quality and appropriateness of care provided to enrollees with special health care needs. The MCO must report on the status and results of projects as required by BMS. Projects must be completed within a reasonable timeframe. The basic elements of the MCO’s QAPI must comply with the requirements set forth in this contract. The MCO must also cooperate with BMS initiatives aimed at assessing and improving program performance. These initiatives can include regular reporting to the State and an annual external quality review consisting of an on-site systems performance review of quality outcomes, timeliness of, and access to services covered under this contract. The MCO must make every effort to comply with external quality reviews that will be implemented by an organization contracted by BMS. This may include participating in the design of the external review, collecting medical records and other data, and/or making data available to the external quality review organization.
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ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 1. The M+C Organization agrees to operate an ongoing quality assessment and performance improvement program (as stated in 422.154 of subpart D). The quality assurance program must incorporate and meet the standards and guidelines outlined in the Quality Improvement System for Managed Care (QISMC) Interim Standards and Guidelines (HCFA Operational Policy Letter 098.72).
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ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Section 11.1, Quality Improvement Program (QIP) System, is amended to be consistent with the STAR contract as follows:
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