Predictors of Hedis Performance and Improvement

28 Pages Posted: 14 Nov 2003

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Dennis P. Scanlon

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Health Policy and Administration

Shailender Swaminathan

University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Public Health

Michael Chernew

Harvard University - Department of Health Care Policy; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

James Bost

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

John D. Shevock

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Health Policy & Administration

Date Written: September 26, 2003

Abstract

Objective: To identify factors related to an HMO's performance on the standardized HEDIS and CAHPS measures and factors related to improvement in those measures over time.

Study Design: Longitudinal analysis of a four year panel of HEDIS and CAHPS data (calendar year 1998-2001). All plans reporting to NCQA, regardless of their decision to allow the data to be publicly available, were included. All plans that reported data in at least one year of the panel were included.

Data Sources: Data were obtained from a variety of sources including the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Interstudy, the Area Resource File, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

Methods: Multivariate growth models were estimated on market demographic and competition variables, as well as health plan characteristics and decisions regarding data collection and reporting.

Principal Findings: Our estimates don't support the hypothesis that greater competition is associated with better performance on the six HEDIS measures examined. HMO penetration is positively related to HEDIS performance for four of the six measures. Health plan characteristics such as plan profit status, model type, reporting method and decision to allow the data to be made publicly available are all significantly related to better HEDIS performance. The growth parameters indicate that the relationship between the covariates and HEDIS performance is stable over time.

Keywords: Managed Care, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Quality, Performance Measurement, National Committee for Quality Assurance, Health Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS), Competition, Markets, Profit Status

Suggested Citation

Scanlon, Dennis P. and Swaminathan, Shailender and Chernew, Michael E. and Bost, James and Shevock, John D., Predictors of Hedis Performance and Improvement (September 26, 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=468396 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.468396

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Shailender Swaminathan

University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Public Health ( email )

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Michael E. Chernew

Harvard University - Department of Health Care Policy ( email )

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James Bost

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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United States

John D. Shevock

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Health Policy & Administration ( email )

University Park, PA 16802
United States
814-863-8062 (Phone)

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