2009 HEDIS® and CAHPS® Quality and Performance Results for Utah
Molina Healthcare of Utah (MHU) has a Quality Improvement Plan that we work on every year. Part of that plan is to help members get needed medical care. Each year we do a research project called HEDIS to see if our members are getting the preventive services and tests that are recommended for their age. Molina’s goal is to be better than 75% of other health plans in the nation.
Specific HEDIS results
- Childhood immunizations
- Well child care for adolescents
- Appropriate testing for pharyngitis
- Upper respiratory treatment
- Prenatal care
- Postpartum care
- Frequency of prenatal care
- Controlling high blood pressure
- Diabetic care: HbA1C testing
- Diabetic care: LDL-C screening
- Diabetic care: Good control
- Appropriate medications for asthma
- Cholesterol management
- Advice to quit smoking
- Avoidance of antibiotic treatment
- Imaging studies for low back pain
- Rating of personal doctor/nurse
- Rating of all health care
- Rating of health plan
- Getting care quickly
- Getting needed care
- How well doctors communicate
- Well Child visits in the first 15 months (6 or more visits)
- Appropriate use of medications for asthmatic members
- Appropriate pharyngitis testing for children
- Upper respiratory infection treatment for children
- Getting needed care
- Rating of personal doctor/nurse
- Rating of specialist seen most often
- How well doctors communicate
We met our goals in these areas for our Medicare UT Product:
- Controlling high blood pressure
- Diabetic care: blood pressure control (<130/80)
- Diabetic care: blood pressure control (<140/90)
For a copy of the quality plan, please call 1-888-483-0760, extension 170439.
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