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Screening and Follow-Up for Unhealthy Alcohol Use : Quality Improvement Change Package for Health Plans
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09/07/2020
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Description:The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent, nonprofit organization working to improve health care quality. As the leading health care accreditation entity in the United States, NCQA utilizes evidence-based measures, standards and programs to assess the quality of health care provided by clinicians and health plans.
With funding and collaboration from both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), NCQA worked with five health plans to improve the quality of health care and reporting of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®*) Unhealthy Alcohol Use Screening and Follow-Up (ASF) measure through a three-year Unhealthy Alcohol Use Learning Collaborative (the “Learning Collaborative”).
Participating plans were identified based on geographic diversity and product lines served. These health plans cover all product lines (Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial) with a combined patient population of over 6.4 million. Screening and brief intervention involved provider screening of adult primary care patients for unhealthy alcohol use and providing a brief counseling session within two months of a positive screen.
Learning Collaborative to Improve Unhealthy Alcohol Use Screening & Follow-Up Measure Reporting & Performance.
Developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Funding Sources: Support for this project was provided by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Contract No. GS10F0012Y, Order No. 75D30118F02978.
20200914_NCQA_Change_Package_2020.pdf
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