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1. what is the Purpose of HEDIS in the Collection of Data ( no copy and paste) (100 words)
2. The Impact of COVID-19 on HEDIS ( no copy and paste) (100 words)
1- HEDIS focus on effectiveness data and information set.
It is used to measure the quality of health plans by the employers and individuals.
HEDIS can able to measure how well health plans give services and care to their members.
It is used to see whether they are performing well or they need
to improve.
Health plans collects their data of their services and types of
care performed. The plan will track how many children get
immunisations. Then they will report the data to National Committee
of Quality Assurance NCQA. It will rate the health plan.
2- Due to the travel bans, quarantine and risk to staff because of
COVID, HEDIS hybrid measures and and ability to collect medical
records are affected. NCQA suggest using various caution in order
to ensure safety of employees and business partners.
Health care effectiveness data and information set measure score
and star rating are adjusted due to the corona virus.
various modifications for the protocol is adopted to improve the service to the members like home based telephone attempts are introduced.