Eight Quality Measures for Medicaid Home Health Given To State Medicaid Directors

On January 15, 2013 CMS issued a letter to the State Medicaid Directors on eight Medicaid Home Health Quality Measures.  The measures are not to be implemented by the states until CMS publishes final rule making.  The eight proposed Medicaid Home Health Quality Measures are listed below:

• 1.       Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) Assessment
• 2.       Ambulatory Care – Sensitive Condition Admission
• 3.       Care Transition – Transition Record Transmitted To Health Care Professional
• 4.       Follow-up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness
• 5.       Plan – All Cause Readmission
• 6.       Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-up Plan
• 7.       Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment
• 8.       Controlling High Blood Pressure

For more information please utilize the following link.

http://www.medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/downloads/SMD-13-001.pdf