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NEED TO DO
Download final MY 2020 data file layouts for audited submission to TransUnion
Each year, self-reporting POs and health plans use a standard data file layout to submit audited clinical quality results to TransUnion. These file layouts are ready for you to download and use as you begin preparing test versions to submit to TransUnion for approval.
You can download the files on the AMP Participant Resources page under the “Data Collection and Submission Resources” section.
IN OTHER NEWS
Measure certification deadline is March 1
The final day for vendors to earn NCQA’s AMP Measure Certification is March 1, 2021. As a reminder, AMP participants who use a vendor to program AMP results must use an NCQA-certified vendor. For more information, please review NCQA certification requirements, under “Data and Collection and Submission Resources”.
AMP Program Updates webinar available
Thanks for joining our webinar last month. We covered updates for MY 2020, measure set changes, and upcoming program deadlines. If you couldn’t make it, you can download the slides or watch the recording for key information.
Our AMP Medicare Advantage program measures performance and publicly reports star ratings for medical groups and IPAs. We use the same measures and methodologies established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Star Ratings program for health plans.
We’re excited to recognize POs that earned 4.5- and 5-star quality ratings, as well as the POs that improved their overall star rating.
In MY 2019:
24 POs earned an overall 5-star rating.
47 POs earned an overall 4.5-star rating.
41 POs improved their overall star rating by at least ½ a star from MY 2018 to MY 2019.
HEDIS®Public Comment for MY 2022 is open now until March 11. AMP participants are invited to comment on new measures, changes to existing measures, and proposed measure retirement for HEDIS MY 2022.
IN THE PIPELINE
TransUnion begins accepting test submissions March 22
Self-reporting POs and health plans can submit test versions of MY 2020 AMP results files to TransUnion between March 22 and May 3, 2021. Your test files must pass before you can submit your final AMP results, so we encourage you to submit early. Please see the AMP Program Manual for the detailed data submission timeline on page 8.
OPA Medicare Report Card, 2020-21 edition
The 2020-21 Edition of the California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) Medical Group Medicare Report Card will be released in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to see results for your organization from MY 2019!
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