Interactive Data Submission System (IDSS)

New User TrainingCarla Pacheco

Assistant Director, DCO

April 30

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What is the IDSS?

• A fully web-based system used to collect non-survey HEDIS results for all product lines

• IDSS is used by:

– Health care organizations to submit HEDIS results

– NCQA-certified HEDIS compliance auditors

– NCQA-certified HEDIS software vendors

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Auditor Comments• Commercial

• Medicaid and Medicare

Report Measure Rate CommentSystem Default

Unchecked NR Blank*After Plan Lock Applied

Unchecked NR Blank*Yes Any rate ReportableYes NR 1. Plan chose not to report (Default)

2. Calculated rate was materially biased

3. Plan Not required to report**Yes NB Required Benefit not OfferedYes NA Denominator fewer than 30

Report Measure Rate CommentSystem Default

Unchecked NR Blank*After Plan Lock Applied

Unchecked NR Blank*Yes Any rate ReportableYes NR 1. Calculated rate was materially biased (Default)

2. Plan chose not to report

3. Plan Not required to report**

Yes NB Required Benefit not OfferedYes NA Denominator fewer than 30

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IDSS Timeline

Full Data Collection timeline and materials– http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/219/Default.aspx

• January 2010– XML Templates posted to NCQA’s website

• March 2010– Data Dictionaries, 1st and 2nd tier validations and RRU

checks posted to NCQA’s website• April 28, 2010

– IDSS available and receive submission ids• June 2010

– CAHPS reports available– Commercial and Medicaid data and Attestation due on June

15 by 11:59 pm EST– Medicare data and attestation due June 30 by 11:59 pm

EST• July 2010

– HEDIS summary reports posted to the Submission List Page

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HEDIS Data Submission Deadlines

• Communication sent via the IDSS mailbox on April 29, 2010– Any data received after the June 15

deadline for commercial and Medicaid and June 30 for Medicare may be ineligible for NCQA public reporting programs

– A processing fee may be charged for late data and resubmissions that wish to publicly report

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IDSS Materials

• IDSS templates are XML based. – Allows for more flexibility– Simple to understand and use

• The XML templates, Data Validations, and Data Dictionaries are available on NCQA’s website: http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/370/Default.aspx

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What’s New in 2010?

• Updated the User Management Tool• Added the Organization Management Tool• Redesigned the Submission List page• Removed the Satisfaction with Experience

of Care Domain from the ART• Added an Attestation e-sign option• Organization Administrators can set the

public reporting intentions for the Attestation

• Added the Detail Report

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E-Signing the Attestation

• New e-sign Attestation• Only an authorized officer of the company

has the rights to e-sign the Attestaion and should be assigned the Signer role

• After the applying the plan lock the Organization Administrator sets the public reporting intentions and notifies the Signer that the Attestation is ready to be e-signed

• Created an e-sign tutorial and separate instructions for how to e-sign the Attestation

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Advantages of E-signing

• NCQA receives the Attestation immediately

• Public reporting intentions and signature are electronically captured

• No longer need to mail in the Paper Attestation with the “wet signature”

• Support NCQA’s green efforts!

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Additional Help

• Email or phone your NCQA Account Manager– The complete list is found at

www.ncqa.org/tabid/219/Default.aspx

• Email the IDSS mailbox at: idss@ncqa.org

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Questions

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Demonstration