Absolute Improvement definition
Absolute Improvement is defined as the change in performance from Baseline to follow-up. “Relative Improvement” is defined as Absolute Improvement divided by the Baseline measurement. ‘NCQA’ means National Committee for Quality Assurance. ‘HEDIS’ means Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. Measures: For the demonstration Performance Periods, the following measures will be used: Measure Category Measure Name Measure Specification Organization Method of Data Collection Rate Used in Calculations Population Data Required Equity* Utilization Measure Clinical Quality *See section 16.4.2 for the description of each equity measure.
Absolute Improvement is defined as the change in performance from Baseline to follow-up. “Relative Improvement” is defined as Absolute Improvement divided by the Baseline measurement. ‘NCQA’ means National Committee for Quality Assurance. ‘HEDIS’ means Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set. ‘AHRQ’ means Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.