Medicare HOS Partners
There are numerous individuals who have contributed to the development and success of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey. It has been their sustained and committed efforts over time that have steadily moved the project forward from its initial inception in 1997 to the present. The following organizations are collectively referred to as the HOS Partners:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Health Outcomes Survey Team at CMS is responsible for leadership, oversight, coordination, and successful implementation of the national Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Project (formerly the Health of Seniors Survey).
Address:
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone: (410) 786-3000
Fax: (410) 786-8532
Website:
www.cms.hhs.gov
Health Assessment Lab (HAL) and QualityMetric, Inc. (QM)
HAL and QM subcontract with the National Committee for Quality Assurance on the Medicare HOS project. HAL and QM staff and consultants have collaborated in developing the HOS survey form, designing the HOS case mix adjustment methodology, studying the psychometric properties of the HOS survey, and translating the HOS form into Spanish and Chinese.
HAL
Health Assessment LabAddress:
235 Wyman Street, Suite 130
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781) 890-5544
Fax: (781) 890-0922
Website:
www.hal-health.org
QM
Address:
640 George Washington Highway
Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone: (401) 334-8800
Fax: (401) 334-8801
Website:
www.qualitymetric.com
Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG)
CMS contracts with HSAG for HOS data cleaning and analysis, developing and disseminating data files and reports, educating data users and stakeholders on HOS findings and applications, and conducting applied research with HOS data to support CMS priorities.
Address:
1600 E. Northern Avenue, Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone: (602) 264-6382
Fax: (602) 241-0757
Website:
www.hsag.com
Boston University School of Public Health, Health Services Department
Health Outcomes Technologies Program (HOT)
The Boston University School of Public Health, through its HOT program, subcontracts with the National Committee for Quality Assurance for the Medicare HOS project to compare health outcomes between the Medicare managed care population, using HOS data, and the Veteran's Health Administration, using data from Veteran's versions of the SF-36 (Veterans SF-36) and SF-12 (Veterans SF-12) functional status surveys. The study includes psychometric comparisons of the SF-36 between the HOS and VA and comparisons of disease burden of patients seen in Medicare managed care and veterans seen in the VA system of care.
Address:
715 Albany Street (T-3W)
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 414-1434
Fax: (617) 638-5374
Website:
www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=93
From department home page, proceed by selecting link to Health
Outcomes Technologies Program page.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
NCQA contracts with CMS to implement the HEDIS® Medicare HOS, which includes managing the data collection and transmittal of the HOS, supporting the development and standardization of the HOS measure, annually certifying and evaluating HOS vendors, and conducting ongoing quality assurance of the survey process.
Address:
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 955-3500
Fax: (202) 955-3599
Website:
www.ncqa.org
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International
Division of Health Economics Research
RTI subcontracts with the National Committee for Quality Assurance on the Medicare HOS project. RTI is involved in the sample selection for each round of the Medicare HOS. Additionally, RTI is involved in research which compares HOS results in the managed care setting to those in the fee-for-service population.
Main Office Address:
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone: (919) 541-6000
Fax: (919) 541-5985
Washington DC Office Address:
1615 M Street, NW, Suite 740
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 728-2080
Fax: (202) 728-2095
Website:
www.rti.org
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