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An update to the Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set is open for public comment through June 10, 2021. Click here to review the proposed updates and provide feedback.
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Driving health improvements through measurement alignment

Healthcare quality and cost measurement aims to provide better, more affordable care for individuals and the community. Measuring and incenting the right things is important but doing so requires experts to agree on what those things should be.

Creating a core set of healthcare measures to focus and align priorities is the first step toward aligning incentives around the things that matter. Experts from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky have created the Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set (KCHMS), which brings together the priorities of consumers, providers, payers, and purchasers. By focusing on everything, we focus on nothing. But by focusing on the right things, we can drive improvements.

About the Measures Set

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The Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set consists of 38 primary care measures, intended to align measurement efforts toward shared areas of focus. This makes Kentucky one of the first states in the nation to create a healthcare measurement set.

Healthcare Measures Set

“It was really exciting to contribute to such an important endeavor, joining with various stakeholders from around the state, working collectively to improve the health of the Commonwealth. By standardizing and aligning around key quality metrics, we are aiming to move the needle on population health, right here in Kentucky.”

Misty Roberts | Associate Vice President, Clinical Quality Officer | Humana Inc.

Meet the Team

The KCHMS was created by experts from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Organizations with representatives on the committee include:

All Children Pediatrics

Anthem

Baptist Health

CareSource

CareSource

CHI St Joseph Health Partners

Development and Growth Strategies LLC

Family Health Centers

Foundation for a Health Kentucky

GE Appliances, a Haier company

Have a Heart Clinic

Healthfirst Bluegrass

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, Kentucky Department of Public Health

Humana

Kentuckiana Health Collaborative

KY Department of Public Health

Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services

Kentucky Diabetes Prevention & Control Program

Kentucky Health Collaborative

Kentucky Health Information Exchange

Kentucky Hospital Association

Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

Kentucky Primary Care Association

Kentucky Regional Extension Center

LG&E-KU

Louisville Center for Health Equity

Mental Health America of Kentucky

Norton Healthcare

Papa John’s International Inc.

Passport Health Plan by Molina

QSource

St. Elizabeth Physicians

UnitedHealthcare

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville SPHIS

White House Clinics

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Proposed Measures for 2021 KCHMS Update

KCHMS subcommittees have announced recommendations for modifications to the Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set. The public is encouraged to provide feedback through June 10, 2021. The KCHMS Oversight Committee will finalize recommendations after that date.

Proposed KCHMS Measures List
Summary of Proposed Changes
A webinar with details about the proposed changes was held May 26. Click here to watch recording.

Public Comment Form

  • Preventive Care

    Please review each recommendation in the preventive care measures set and indicate whether it should or should not be accepted. Add any additional comments at the end of each recommendation.
  • Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening; Chlamydia Screening in Women; Colorectal Cancer Screening; BMI Screening and Follow-Up; Influenza Immunization; Documentation of Signed Opioid Treatment Agreement
  • Adults’ Access to Preventive/Ambulatory Health Services

  • Pediatric Care

    Please review each recommendation in the pediatric care measures set and indicate whether it should or should not be accepted. Add any additional comments at the end of each recommendation.
  • Child and Adolescent Well-Care Visits; Well-Child Visits in the First 30 Months of Life; Childhood Immunization Status (Combo 10); Adolescent Immunization (Combination 1 and HPV separate); Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis; Appropriate Treatment for URI; ADHD Follow-Up Care; Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children/Adolescents
  • Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents and Contraceptive Care - Most and Moderately Effective Methods (Ages 15-20)
  • Asthma Medication Ratio

  • Behavioral Health Care

    Please review each recommendation in the behavioral health care measures set and indicate whether it should or should not be accepted. Add any additional comments at the end of each recommendation.
  • Screening for Clinical Depression and Follow-Up Plan; Antidepressant Medication Management; Tobacco Screening and Intervention; Use of Opioids at High Dosage; Use of Opioids from Multiple Providers; Depression Response at Twelve Months
  • Use of Opioids at High Dosage
  • Concurrent Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines

  • Chronic and Acute Care

    Please review each recommendation in the chronic and acute care measures set and indicate whether it should or should not be accepted. Add any additional comments at the end of each recommendation.
  • Comprehensive Diabetes Care: HbA1c Poor Control (>9%); Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Eye (Retinal) Exam; Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Medical Attention for Nephropathy; Controlling High Blood Pressure; Statin Therapy – CVD; Statin Therapy – Diabetes; Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge; Asthma Medication Management; Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Blood Pressure Control
  • Medication Management for People with Asthma
  • Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Foot Exam

  • Cost, Utilization, and Experience

    Please review each recommendation in the cost, utilization, and experience measures set and indicate whether it should or should not be accepted. Add any additional comments at the end of each recommendation.
  • Plan All-Cause Readmissions; Use of Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain; CG-CAHPS
  • Mental Health Utilization; Total Cost of Care Population-Based PMPM Index; Optimizing Patient Exposure to Ionizing Radiation: Appropriateness: Follow-up CT Imaging for Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules According to Recommended Guidelines; Proportion of patients with a chronic condition that have a potentially avoidable complication during a calendar year

  • General Comments and Questions

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