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PIPE Resources (11 articles)

PIPE Onboarding - Assessment and Readiness Confirmation
Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
PIPE 8-Week Implementation Plan
Updated: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
MNCM PIPE Data Scope and Security
Thursday, September 2, 2021
PIPE Data File Field Specifications
Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
PIPE Data Files
Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Special Projects

MNCM Webinar Series (5 articles)

A New Approach for Data Sharing Among Health Care Payers and Providers
Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2021 chirp
A New Approach to Measurement: Introduction to PIPE Recorded Presentation and Slide Deck
Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Preparing to Onboard to PIPE: A Detailed Look at the Process and Requirements Recorded Webinar and Slide Deck
Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Health Care Cost and Utilization in Minnesota: A Review of Results from 2019 Recorded Presentation and Slide Deck
Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2021 cost
Expanding the Care Team to Improve Outcomes: Minnesota Evaluation Project Highlights Impact of Pharmacy-Based Interventions Recorded Presentation and Slide Deck
Updated: Thursday, July 29, 2021

Minnesota Care Coordination Effectiveness Study (MNCARES) (4 articles)

MNCARES Information Page for Clinics
Updated: Thursday, September 2, 2021
MNCARES Recorded Instructional Video
Updated: Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Defining Care Coordination via Standard Codes
Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 mncares
Welcome to MNCARES Webinar
Updated: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Updates and Measure Changes

COVID-19 Response (1 articles)

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for health care measurement and reporting?
Updated: Monday, April 13, 2020 blood pressure covid covid-19 coronavirus telemedicine virtual visit virtual medicine virtual health home monitored blood pressure

Measure Questions

Adolescent Mental Health /Depression Screening (4 articles)

Value set includes telehealth visits for Adolescent Mental Health and/or Depression Screening Measure
Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Adolescent Mental Health and/or Depression Screening: If a patient has multiple well-child visits during the measurement period, which should be submitted?
Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Adolescent Mental Health and/or Depression Screening: Can mental health screening tool scores obtained outside of a face-to-face office visit be submitted?
Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Adolescent Mental Health screening required exclusions time frame
Updated: Thursday, September 30, 2021

Asthma (10 articles)

2020 Measurement Year Asthma Adult and Child date ranges
Thursday, February 25, 2021 population count adult date of birth ranges child denominator
Are the Asthma measures also a Health Care Home (HCH) measure?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 asthma
Asthma PRO tool links
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 asthma pro tools optimal asthma control proms prom
Asthma risk: If the patient's record does not show any documentation about ER vistis or hospitalizations due to asthma, can I assume the answer is "0"/zero?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 asthma
Can asthma control test scores be obtained outside of a face-to-face office visit be submitted?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 asthma asthma control test

Colorectal Cancer Screening (8 articles)

Are stool samples collected by a digital rectal exam (DRE) allowed to be used for the gFOBT and FIT tests?
Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening stb stool blood test
Are Certified Nurse Midwives included as eligible providers for the Colorectal Cancer measure?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening
Can I submit a Cologuard screening?
Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening
Can you clarify what "date of order" means for Stool Blood Tests?
Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening stb stool blood test
Colorectal Cancer Exclusion for SNP or POS
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening qpp cms exclusion pos snp special needs

Depression (20 articles)

Depression patient ID Template
Thursday, February 18, 2021 depression care patient id emr change id change
Why were telehealth codes not added to value set for the Depression Care measure?
Updated: Monday, November 16, 2020 phq9 depression care measures telemedicine telehealth
Depression Care in Minnesota
Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2020 depression report
Can PHQ-9 scores obtained outside of a face-to-face office visit be submitted?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 depression
Can the PHQ-2 be used for the MNCM Depression measure? What is the difference between the PHQ-2 and the PHQ-9?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 depression depression care measures

Diabetes & Vascular (12 articles)

Acceptable Blood Pressure Readings for Quality Measures
Updated: Monday, January 18, 2021 diabetes vascular blood pressure telehealth virtual remote
Medication exception value set
Friday, November 13, 2020 diabetes vascular exception medication value set update
Blood pressures taken in an outpatient setting
Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2020 diabetes vascular blood pressure infusion center
Diabetes measure: Is an A1c result from a home test kit acceptable for reporting? Updated
Updated: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 diabetes lab a1c hba1c home test
Diabetes measure: Should a patient who has Gestational Diabetes be included in the data submission?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 diabetes

General Measure Question (6 articles)

Adolescent Mental Health and Colorectal Cancer Screening: If a patient refuses screening, does the patient come out of the denominator?
Updated: Friday, July 10, 2020 crc colorectal cancer screening amh adolescent mental health
DDS thresholds for Public Reporting
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 eligible threshold minimum patients public reporting reporting dds quality report
E-Cigarettes
Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 tobacco e-cig e-cigarette electronic nicotine delivery systems ends smoking smoke cessation
Risk Adjustment: How is the expected rate calculated?
Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 risk adjustment expected rate
When will the Value Sets be available for the next report year?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 asthma diabetes vascular spine surgery total knee replacement disc-lami fusion crc colorectal cancer screening depression amh adolescent mental health tkr ortho value sets all measures odc ovc

HEDIS Questions (2 articles)

Controlling High Blood Pressure HEDIS Results
Friday, February 12, 2021 hedis chbp controlling high blood pressure
HEDIS thresholds for public reporting
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 hedis reportable eligible threshold minimum patients public reporting reporting

Insurance and RELC supplemental data (8 articles)

COVID HRSA Insurance
Updated: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 covid covid hrsa mhcp
How to handle insurance for patients with two primary insurers
Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 insurance primary dual commercial medicare medicaid
How do I properly code Sage insurance?
Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 insurance
How to properly code Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance product.
Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 insurance
What is the difference between the 97 and 98 codes for "choose not to disclose" and "unknown"?
Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 rel 2020 reporting 2020 race ethnicity preferred language country of origin relc

Orthopedic Measures (4 articles)

Orthopedic/Neurosurgery Measures | September 2021 Update
Updated: Monday, September 13, 2021
Since public reporting for the orthopedic measures has been temporarily suspended, should we stop assessing our patients?
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 spine surgery total knee replacement disc-lami fusion tkr pro tools orthopedic ortho 2020 reporting 2020 discectomy laminotomy lumbar
Historical articles about the redesign of Orthopedic/Neurosurgery Measures
Updated: Monday, September 13, 2021
Spine Surgery PRO tools
Updated: Friday, November 6, 2020 spine surgery disc-lami fusion pro tools

Oncology Measures (1 articles)

Oncology Measures | September 2021 Update
Updated: Monday, September 13, 2021 cancer

Registration & Portal Maintenance

DDS Portal Registration (14 articles)

2020 Measurement Year Registration Instructions
Updated: Friday, October 30, 2020 registration 2020my
Annual Clinic and Provider Registration Course and Webinar
Updated: Friday, November 6, 2020 registration fte clinic provider register
Provider Registration Template
Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 provider template
Other additional provider registration
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 registration other providers provider registration 0
2020 Measurement Year FTE Calculation tool
Updated: Friday, October 30, 2020 registration fte provider 2020my

Technical, Submission & Validation Support

Direct Data Submission (DDS) Resources (19 articles)

2020 Measurement Year Educational Webinars
Updated: Thursday, June 24, 2021
Optimal Diabetes Care Guides
Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Optimal Vascular Care Guides
Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Adolescent Mental Health and/or Depression Screening Guides
Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 technical guide
Optimal Asthma Control, Asthma Education & Self-Management Guides
Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 asthma specs specifications technical guide optimal asthma control asthma education and self-management guide

Preliminary HEDIS Performance Results (2 articles)

Preliminary Osteoporosis Management HEDIS Measure Review: Updated Results new
Friday, October 15, 2021 hedis preliminary review 2020my 2020 measurement year
Preliminary HEDIS Measure Review
Updated: Monday, October 4, 2021 hedis two week review preliminary

Preliminary Clinical Quality Measure Results (1 articles)

Updated Preliminary 2020 Measurement Year Adult Depression Care Review
Updated: Friday, April 30, 2021 depression two week review adult

Technical Questions (8 articles)

How can I view my clinic's rates for a previous reporting period?
Monday, August 17, 2020 technical dds portal previous results
How can I view/download my clinic's data that was submitted for a previous reporting period?
Monday, August 17, 2020 technical dds portal previous results
Steps to whitelist MNCM in email system
Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2020 password email whitelist outlook safe senders request new password mncm portal safe senders list spam/junk folders log-in screen
What numbers do I enter for "Number of Eligible Patients (exclusions removed)" and "Number of Patients Submitting"?
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 data submission
Steps for saving an excel file as a csv file
Updated: Monday, June 10, 2019 data submission

Survey Questions

HIT Survey Questions (1 articles)

HIT Survey administered every other year
Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 mdh hit survey 2020 health information technology

Security

Security Policies (1 articles)

Security Policies
Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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