PMID: 11330450May 2, 2001Paper

Health outcomes. New quality measure for Medicare

International Journal for Quality in Health Care : Journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
J K CooperM Stevic

Abstract

A new measurement of health care quality for Medicare beneficiaries has been implemented by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). This paper describes the program, presents baseline data and highlights associated issues. The Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) is a longitudinal cohort mail survey. Changes in population health status after 2 years will be evaluated on an individual plan level. Two-hundred and eighty-seven US Medicare managed care plans. Physical component and mental component summary scales derived from the SF-36. Baseline data documented lower health status in older populations, while functional limitations and disease prevalence were higher. Among different plans, mean functional levels were found to be similar, although a few plans contained populations with exceptionally low levels. These data do not support the assertion that enrolees in for-profit plans are healthier than non-profit plans. The HOS is the first large-scale program to evaluate health outcomes among older Americans. HCFA recognizes several technical and policy issues. Technical issues include possible biased reporting for subpopulations, the validity of proxy responses and respondent burden. Policy issues concern the appropriateness of us...Continue Reading

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