DSRIP Protocol Requirements. At a minimum the DSRIP protocol must contain the following information: Specify a State review process and criteria to evaluate and monitor each ACOs and Community Partners individual DSRIP plan and develop its recommendation for approval or disapproval prior to submission to CMS for final approval; Specify a review process and timeline to evaluate DSRIP progress, in which first the State and then CMS must certify that a targets were met as a condition for FFP for the continued release of associated DSRIP funds; Specify an incentive payment formula to determine the total annual amount of DSRIP incentive payments each participating entity may be eligible to receive during the implementation of the DSRIP project, and a formula for determining the incentive payment amounts, quality incentive payments, any other outcomes- or performance-based payments, etc.; Specify that an entity’s failure to fully meet performance targets under its DSRIP Plan within the time frame specified will result in forfeiture of the associated incentive payment (i.e., no payment for partial fulfillment); Include a process that allows for potential modification (including possible reclamation, or redistribution, pending State and CMS approval) and an identification of circumstances under which potential protocol modification may be considered, which shall stipulate that CMS may require that a plan be modified if it becomes evident that the previous targeting/estimation is no longer appropriate or that targets were greatly exceeded or underachieved; and Include a State process of developing an evaluation of DSRIP as a component of the evaluation design as required by STC 88 When developing the DSRIP Protocol, the State should consider ways to structure the different projects that will facilitate the collection, dissemination, and comparison of valid quantitative data to support the Evaluation Design required in section XI of the STCs. The State must select a preferred evaluation plan for the applicable evaluation question, and provide a rationale for its selection. To the extent possible, participating entities should use similar metrics for similar projects to enhance evaluation and learning experience. To facilitate evaluation, the DSRIP Protocol must identify a core set performance targets that all participating entities and/or the State must be required to report.
DSRIP Protocol Requirements. At a minimum the DSRIP protocol must contain the following information:
