5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Author
Year
Gabel
1998 163
1. Study
Purpose
How important
are NCQA
accreditation and
HEDIS data to
employers’
decisions
regarding which
health plans to
offer employees?
2. Geographic
Location
3. Study
Design/
Type
USA Survey
4. Sample/
Population
Procedure 5. Outcomes
KPMG
Employees
Proportion of
Employers
considering
HEDIS as an
important aspect
while selecting
Health Plans
M-5
6. Name
of Public
Report 7. Results 8. Summary
A lot
a. 12 (2.5)
b. 33 (2.7)
c. 9 (2.6)
d. 13 (2.1)
e. 39 (2.8)
f. 40 (2.9)
g. 17 (2.0)
A little
a. 34 (3.6)
b. 33 (2.7)
c. 39 (4.4)
d. 37 (3.4)
e. 46 (2.8)
f. 33 (2.8)
g. 21 (2.1)
Not at all
a. 55 (3.8)
b. 34 (2.7)
c. 52 (4.5)
d. 50 (3.6)
e. 15 (2.0)
f. 27 (2.6)
g. 61 (2.6)
Never switched/chose
a. no data
b. no data
c. NA
d. NA
e. NA
f. NA
g. 1 (0.6)
HEDIS Proportion of Employers
indicating particular
factors as Very Important
to the Selection of Health
Plans:
HEDIS Data and
Information:
200 to 999W
Percent of Firms 2
Lack of
Awareness and
Usage of NCQA
and HEDIS data
suggests market
failure, with
employers
currently acting
as far less than
9. Funding of
Research
Not Reported