What is HEDIS Ecds?
What is the HEDIS® ECDS Reporting Standard? ECDS is a HEDIS reporting standard for health plans collecting and submitting quality measures to NCQA. This reporting standard defines the data sources and types of structured data acceptable for use for a measure.
What are the 2021 HEDIS measures?
HEDIS MY 2020 & MY 2021 Draft FHIR Digital Measures (5 Measures)
- Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis (AAB)
- Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS)
- Childhood Immunization Status (CIS)
- Immunizations for Adolescents (IMA)
- Non-Recommended PSA-Based Screening in Older Men (PSA)
What are the 6 domains of care for HEDIS?
An outlined set of performance measures across 6 domains of care IS required for reporting: Effectiveness of Care, Access/Availability of Care, Experience of Care, Utilization and Risk-Adjusted Utilization, Health Plan Descriptive Information, and Measures Collected Using Electronic Data Systems.
Who needs to report HEDIS measures?
All plans must report HEDIS/ CAHPS for the HEDIS reporting date after their first full year of Accreditation. Plans with fewer than 15,000 members are not required to report. All plans must report HEDIS/ CAHPS for the HEDIS reporting date in their third year of Accreditation.
What are digital HEDIS measures?
Digital measures are digitalized versions of existing HEDIS® measures—the kind of measures that plans have used and reported to NCQA since the early 1990’s. HEDIS digital measures are machine-readable (i.e., written as computer code) and downloaded directly from NQCA’s Store.
How do I learn HEDIS?
For Individuals: How to Become a Certified HEDIS Compliance Auditor
- Request an Application. Submit an inquiry through My NCQA.
- Review Handbook and Application.
- Submit Your Application.
- NCQA Approves Your Application.
- Learn Requirements and Audit Process.
- Sit for Your Exam.
Is HEDIS only for Medicare?
All Medicare plans required by CMS to submit HEDIS are included in the published ratings. Medicare plans that are not required by CMS to submit HEDIS are not included in the published ratings unless they have earned NCQA Accreditation.
What is an Ecds measure?
Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) are a network of data containing a plan member’s personal health information and records of their experiences within the health-care system. HEDIS quality measures reported using ECDS inspire innovative use of electronic clinical data to document high-quality patient care.
How does HEDIS work?
Employers and individuals use HEDIS to measure the quality of health plans. HEDIS measures how well health plans give service and care to their members. They report the data to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), which rates health plans based on more than 90 measures across six areas of care.