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APPENDIx 6A: ACCREDITED VS. NoNACCREDITED<br />

PlANS: 2010 MEDICARE HMo AVERAGES<br />

HEdIs EffECtIvEnEss <strong>of</strong> CarE MEasurEs<br />

aCCrEdItEd vs. nonaCCrEdItEd Plans: MEdICarE HMo avEragEs—2010<br />

MEASURE ACCREDITED NoNACCREDITED DIffERENCE<br />

safety <strong>and</strong> Potential Waste<br />

N AT I o N A l C o M M I T T E E f o R Q U A l I T y A S S U R A N C E<br />

Ambulatory Care—ED Visits per 1,000 Member Months 362.5 501 -138.5<br />

Wellness <strong>and</strong> Prevention<br />

Adult bMI Assessment 56.0 47.1 9.0<br />

breast Cancer Screening 72.1 66.3 5.7<br />

Colorectal Cancer Screening<br />

Chronic disease Management<br />

64.9 53.3 11.6<br />

Persistence <strong>of</strong> beta-blocker Treatment After a Heart Attack 83.9 82.2 1.7<br />

Comprehensive Diabetes Care—blood Pressure Control (

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