Yes. Supplemental data may be used to identify race and ethnicity when stratifying the eligible population.
HEDIS MY 2022
No. Do not round covariance values for use in variance calculations. Member-level PPD and PUCD should be unrounded in covariance and variance calculations, although truncation to 10 decimal points is applied, per the previous step. NCQA intends to evaluate truncation and rounding logic throughout intermediate calculations to ensure consistency and reduce potential bias in a future publication release.
HEDIS MY 2022
The variance should not be rounded until the final step in the calculation. The final variance calculation for reporting should be rounded to four decimal places using the .5 rule. For example, the PPD and PUCD values are truncated to 10 decimal places, multiplied together at the member level and summed across members for the total. Round the total sum to four decimal places.
HEDIS MY 2021
The variance should not be rounded until the final step in the calculation. The final variance calculation for reporting should be rounded to four decimal places using the .5 rule. For example, the PPD and PUCD values are truncated to 10 decimal places, multiplied together at the member level and summed across members for the total. Round the total sum to four decimal places.
HEDIS MY 2022
No. Do not round covariance values for use in variance calculations. Member-level PPD and PUCD should be unrounded in covariance and variance calculations, although truncation to 10 decimal points is applied, per the previous step. NCQA intends to evaluate truncation and rounding logic throughout intermediate calculations to ensure consistency and reduce potential bias in a future publication release.
HEDIS MY 2021
The medication tables for the Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Medications List and the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Medications List were inadvertently omitted from the measure specifications. The full medication lists are included in the MY 2022 Medication List Directory (MLD). The medication tables can also be found in the following measures: Follow-Up After High-Intensity Care for Substance Use Disorder, Identification of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence Treatment.
HEDIS MY 2022
The eligible population for hybrid measures should be reported before the optional exclusions and after the required exclusions for all three hybrid method approaches (refer to Appendix 4 in HEDIS Volume 2). For example, if the eligible population is 100 members and 10 members met optional exclusion criteria, then the reported eligible population value must still be 100.
HEDIS MY 2021
The eligible population for hybrid measures should be reported before the optional exclusions and after the required exclusions for all three hybrid method approaches (refer to Appendix 4 in HEDIS Volume 2). For example, if the eligible population is 100 members and 10 members met optional exclusion criteria, then the reported eligible population value must still be 100.
HEDIS MY 2022
NCQA is aware of updates to the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. Given these updates, NCQA will evaluate potential changes to the HEDIS Colorectal Cancer Screening (COL) measure through input from our clinical and technical measurement advisory panels, the Committee on Performance Measurement and public comment. Any potential changes to the measure resulting from this evaluation would be included in the HEDIS MY 2022 Technical Update at the earliest.
HEDIS MY 2021