PQS Summarizes the 2022 Medicare Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes
On October 8th, CMS released the Medicare 2022 Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes. The complete version of the CMS Technical Notes can be found here. For your convenience, PQS has summarized the 2022 Medicare Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes, which includes key takeaways, performance trend graphs, and measure threshold charts. [maxbutton id="14"] General points and highlights from the report: For the 2022 Star Ratings, CMS adopted...
PQS Summarizes 2021 Medicare Part C & D Star Ratings Technical Notes
As partners for improving quality, PQS recapped the 2021 Medicare Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes that impact pharmacy-based quality measures with key takeaways and charts graphing trends and thresholds. The complete version of the Technical Notes can be found here. [maxbutton id="12" ] Here are a few of the general points and highlights from the report: The 2021 Star Ratings do not contain any new measures, just updates to...
What does the 2020 Star Ratings Technical Notes Mean for Medicare Beneficiaries?
Every October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publish an update to the Star Ratings for Medicare Part C & D plans. This update serves as an annual “check-up” on how well the Medicare program is working to improve quality of care for the millions of enrollees in the program. Like reviews in any type of industry, changes can be swift and sudden. On the other hand, some...
PQS Recaps 2020 Medicare Part C and D Star Ratings with Key Trends and Thresholds
As partners for improving quality, PQS recapped the 2020 Medicare Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes that impact pharmacy-based quality measures with key takeaways and charts graphing trends and thresholds. The complete version of the Technical Notes can be found here. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the Medicare 2020 Part C & D Star Rating Technical Notes on October 9th. This update documents the trends and...