Who’s Watching My Health Plan? How Good Is My Doctor? Robert E. Rzewnicki, MD Chief Medical Officer March 3, 2009
1 Who’s Watching My Health Plan? The NCQA is. National Committee For Quality Assurance (ncqa.org) Accrediting body for health plans Not-for-profit founded in 1990 Goal: assess, report on and improve the quality of health care
2 National Committee for Quality Assurance Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) (Most) Widely used performance measurement tools Domains of care (74 measures) Effectiveness Access Plan Stability Informed Choices Satisfaction Cost Use of Services Plan Information
3 Childhood Immunization
4 University of Michigan Health Management Research Center Prenatal Care
5 Physician Accessibility
6 Health Plan Service
7 How Good is My Doctor? How Can I Tell? NCQA–developed recognition programs Diabetes Heart disease and stroke Back pain (physicians and chiropractors) Information technology use Medical Homes
8 Where Do We Go From Here? Summary Doctor, hospital and health plan performance is measured more than ever before Current measurement tools are imperfect but continue to be refined Provider adherence to evidence-based guidelines and increasing information system use should be encouraged in all settings