Quality Council
Quality Benchmarks
Table 1: 2022-2025 Quality Benchmark Measures
Quality Benchmark Measure |
Steward [1] |
Description |
Levels of Measurement |
Phase 1 Measures |
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Asthma Medication Ratio |
NCQA |
Percentage of patients 5–64 years of age who were identified as having persistent asthma and had a ratio of controller medications to total asthma medications of 0.50 or greater during the measurement year |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Controlling High Blood Pressure |
NCQA |
Percentage of patients 18 to 85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled (<140/90 mmHg) during the measurement year |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Control for Patients with Diabetes: HbA1c Poor Control |
NCQA |
Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had hemoglobin A1c > 9.0% during the measurement period |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Phase 2 Measures |
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Child and Adolescent Well-Care Visits |
NCQA |
Percentage of members 3–21 years of age who had at least one comprehensive well-care visit with a primary care provider or an OB/GYN practitioner during the measurement year |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Follow-up After Emergency Department (ED) Visit for Mental Illness (7-day) |
NCQA |
Percentage of ED visits for members 6 years of age and older with a principal diagnosis of mental illness or intentional self-harm, who had a follow-up visit for mental illness within 7 days of the ED visit |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Follow-up After Hospitalization Visit for Mental Illness (7-day) |
NCQA |
Percentage of discharges for members 6 years of age and older who were hospitalized for treatment of selected mental health disorders and who had an outpatient visit, an intensive outpatient encounter, or partial hospitalization with a mental health practitioner within 7 days of discharge |
State, Market, Payer, Advanced Network |
Obesity Equity Measure |
CT OHS (using data from BRFSS) |
A ratio of statewide obesity rates for the Black, non-Hispanic population and the White, non-Hispanic population |
State |
[1] CT OHS: Connecticut Office of Health Strategy
BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Link: Quality Benchmark Measures Update December 2023
Link: Quality Benchmark Specifications 2023 12-21