Common use of Evaluation Questions and Hypotheses Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Questions and Hypotheses. The demonstration's core evaluation questions, hypothesis, and recommended data sources and analytic approaches are provided in the below table. The state should report on the measures in the table, and can add additional measures if desired. The state should confirm the data sources it plans to use to measure each hypothesis in the table. If the state has listed additional goals in section A, it should add the associated evaluation question, hypothesis, data source, and analytic approach in the table below. Please note: o Evaluation questions should include an assessment of process and outcome. o Measures should be specified with a numerator and denominator. Recommended sources for measures are nationally recognized indicators, such as the National Quality Forum (NQF), HEDIS measures, the Family Planning Annual Reports (FPAR), or taken from existing validated instruments, such as the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). o Recommended/potential data sources for consideration: - Medicaid claims - Managed care encounter data - Enrollment and disenrollment data - EHR and/or HIE clinical data repositories - Enrollee surveys - Interviews - Focus groups - State data warehouses