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HEDIS 3.0 Performance Measures,

Commercial Population

 

Effectiveness of Care

Childhood immunization

Adolescent Immunization

Advising smokers to quit

Screening mammography

Cervical cancer screening

Prenatal care in first trimester

Low birthweight babies

Check-ups after delivery

Treating children’s ear infections

Beta-blocker treatment after heart attack

Eye exams for people with diabetes

Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness

 


Access/Availability of Care

Adult's access to preventive/ambulatory health services

Availability of primary care providers

Satisfaction With the Experience of Care

Member satisfaction survey

Health Plan Stability

Disenrollment

Provider turnover

Years in business and membership

Indicators of financial stability

 


Use of Services

Frequency of selected procedures

Inpatient utilization (hospital days)

Ambulatory visits

Maternity/newborn utilization

Mental health and chemical dependency utilization

Outpatient drug utilization

Cost of Care

Rate trends

High-occurrence/high-cost diagnosis-related groups

 


Informed Health Care Choices

New member orientation

Language translation services

 


Health Plan Descriptive Information

Providers: Board certification and compensation

Case, utilization, and risk management

Quality assessment and improvement

Recredentialling

Preventive care and health promotion

 

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