Common use of Domain of Focus Clause in Contracts

Domain of Focus. The Evaluation Design must, at a minimum, address the research questions/topics listed below and the goals of the demonstration as outlined in Section I of the STCs. For questions that cover broad subject areas, the state may propose a more narrow focus of the evaluation. i. What is the impact of the managed care expansion on access to care, the quality, efficiency, and coordination of care, and the cost of care, for each demonstration population or relevant population group? ii. What is the impact of including LTSS in the capitated managed care benefit, with a sub-focus on the inclusion of HCBS in capitated managed care? iii. How did the Ombudsman’s program assist the KanCare program and its beneficiaries? iv. What did the state learn from the ID/DD Pilot Project that could assist the state in moving ID/DD HCBS services into managed care? v. How did the UC Pool impact care under Medicaid in the state? vi. An assessment of the impact of DSRIP payments to participating providers, including: 1. Were the participating hospitals able to show statistically significant improvements on measures within Categories 1 through 3 related to the goals of the three part aim as discussed in STC 69? 2. Were the participating hospitals able to show improvements on measures within Category 4 related to the goals of the three part aim as discussed in STC 69? 3. What is the impact of health care delivery system and access reform measures on the quality of care delivered by participating providers? 4. What is the impact of DSRIP on managing short and long term per- capita costs of health care? 5. How did the amount paid in incentives compare with the amount of improvement achieved?

Domain of Focus. The Evaluation Design must, at a minimum, address the research questions/topics listed below and the goals of the demonstration as outlined in Section I of the STCs. For questions that cover broad subject areas, the state may propose a more narrow focus of the evaluation. i. a) What is the impact of the managed care expansion on access to care, the quality, efficiency, and coordination of care, and the cost of care, for each demonstration population or relevant population group? ii. b) What is the impact of including LTSS in the capitated managed care benefit, with a sub-focus on the inclusion of HCBS in capitated managed care? iii. c) How did the Ombudsman’s program assist the KanCare program and its beneficiaries? iv. d) What did the state learn from the ID/DD Pilot Project that could assist the state in moving ID/DD HCBS services into managed care? v. e) How did the UC Pool impact care under Medicaid in the state? vi. f) An assessment of the impact of DSRIP payments to participating providers, including: 1. ) Were the participating hospitals able to show statistically significant improvements on measures within Categories 1 through 3 related to the goals of the three part aim as discussed in STC 69? 2. ) Were the participating hospitals able to show improvements on measures within Category 4 related to the goals of the three part aim as discussed in STC 6967? 3. ) What is the impact of health care delivery system and access reform measures on the quality of care delivered by participating providers? 4. ) What is the impact of DSRIP on managing short and long term per- per-capita costs of health care? 5. ) How did the amount paid in incentives compare with the amount of improvement achieved?