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Statewide Quality Advisory Committee (SQAC) Archive
2015 Meeting Cycle
Final Report
Final Report (PDF)
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List of approved 2016 SQMS measures (Excel)
2015 Publications
Summary of Research on Quality Measurement and Reporting of Obstetric Care (PDF)
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Quality Measurement and Reporting in the Commonwealth (PDF)
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October 19, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
Minutes (PDF)
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September 21, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
Preliminary Evaluations of
Proposed
SQMS Measures (PDF)
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MAHP-MHA Proposed Tiering Measures (PDF)
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SQAC Quality Priority Proposals
Behavioral Health Integration with Primary Care (PDF)
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End of Life Care (PDF)
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Maternity (PDF)
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Opioid Use (PDF)
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Appropriateness of Facility-Based Care (PDF)
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July 27, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
SQAC Scoring Priority Scoring Tool Definitions and Methods (PDF)
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SQAC Priorities Scoring Document (Excel)
June 22, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
May 18, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
OB Measures Handout (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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February 23, 2015
Agenda (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
2014 Meeting Cycle
Final Report
2014 Final Report (PDF)
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Appendix B (PDF)
Appendix C (PDF)
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
Measure Reassessments (PDF)
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Monday, September 22, 2014
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
Draft Lewin Report: 2014 SQMS Proposed Measure Evaluation (PDF)
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Draft SQMS Evaluation Tool (PDF)
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PPT)
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Quality Measures in End-of-Life Care (PPT)
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2014 Nominated Quality Measures Summary (PDF)
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2014 Nominated Quality Measures Detail (PDF)
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Monday, April 14, 2014
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
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CHIA Advice to DOI Straw Model Use of SQMS in Provider Tiering (PDF)
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Pediatric Behavioral Health Measures in the Standard Quality Measure Set (Excel)
Monday, February 10, 2014
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
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Proposed Measure for Hospital reporting (PDF)
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Subset of the SQMS Measure for Pediatric Population (PDF)
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SQMS measures by focus area (PDF)
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2013 Meeting Cycle
Final Report
Final Report (PDF)
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Word
Appendix A (PDF
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Appendix B (PDF)
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Meeting Presentation (PPT)
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Measuring Health Confidence: Additional Considerations (PDF)
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Health Confidence Attachment (PDF)
Results of the Ease of Measurement Reassessment (PDF)
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Word
September 30, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Meeting Presentation (PPT)
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Word
2013 SQMS Proposed Measure Evaluation (PDF)
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2012 Non-mandated SQMS Measure Evaluations (PDF)
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Evaluations of 2012 Non-Mandated Measures (PDF)
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2013 Non-mandated SQMS Measures Evaluations and Preliminary Recommendations (Excel)
SQAC Non-Mandated Measurement Evaluation Process and Scoring (PDF)
Implementation of the Standard Quality Measure Set (PDF)
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August 19, 2013
Agenda
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Minutes (PDF)
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DRAFT - SQAC Non-Mandated Measure Evaluation Process (PDF)
August 1, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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SQAC Evaluation Committee Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
SQAC Non-Mandated Measure Evaluation Process -DRAFT (PDF)
Preliminary Ratings - DRAFT (Excel)
Criteria for Measure Endorsement (Word)
MAP Measure Selection Criteria (PDF)
NQF Measure Evaluation Criteria (PDF)
June 17, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Minutes (PDF)
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Presentation (PPT)
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PDF
MHQP Presentation on Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurements (PROMs) (PPT)
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CHIA's preliminary research into PROMs (Excel)
CHIA's preliminary evaluation of the five new measures to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) (Excel)
SQAC Non-Mandated Measure Evaluation Process - DRAFT (PDF)
April 22, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Presentation (PPT)
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Meeting Minutes (PDF)
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Word
February 25, 2013
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Presentation (PPT)
Meeting Minutes (PDF)
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Word
2013 Draft Bylaws (PDF)
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Word
Proposed Mission Statement (PDF)
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Massachusetts Quality Measure Catalog (Excel)
2012 Meeting Cycle
Final Report
Final Report (PDF)
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Word
Appendix A (PDF)
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Word
November 9, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Final Report (PDF)
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Word
Appendix A (PDF)
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Excel
August 10, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
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Word
Senate Bill 2400, Section 14 (PDF)
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Word
SQMS Revised Framework (Excel)
Mandated Measure Summary (PDF)
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SQAC Final Report Outlined (PDF)
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July 24, 2012
Agenda
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Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Presentation (PPT)
Public Health and Clinical Care, presented by Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA, Executive Director, ASTHO (PPT)
CMS Hospital Process Measures (PDF)
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Word
Proposed Measures Evaluation (Excel)
Framework Guide (PDF)
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Word
June 14, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
May 18, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Care Coordination Table (PDF)
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Word
Meeting Presentation (PDF)
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Quality Measurement for Behavioral Health presented by Constance M. Horgan, Sc.D and Deborah W. Garnick, Sc.D. , The Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Brandeis University (PDF)
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April 12, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Meeting Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
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Post - Acute Care Potential Measures (Presentation by Amy E. Boutwell, MD, MPP, Collaborative Health Strategies (PDF)
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Standard Quality Measure Set - Nominations for Committee Consideration (PDF)
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SQAC Nominations with Descriptions (PDF)
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Excel
Chapter 288 - An Act To Promote Cost Containment, Transparency And Efficiency In The Provision Of Quality Health Insurance For Individuals And Small Businesses (PDF)
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Word
March 30, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Internal Framework for DPH Application of Standard Quality Measure Set (PDF)
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Word
Mandated Measures Draft Recommendations (PDF)
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Word
Public Nomination of Quality Measures (PDF)
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Word
Meeting Presentation (PDF)
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PPT
February 21, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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Word
Red Lined Bylaws (PDF)
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Word
Meeting Presentation (PPT)
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Word
February 16, 2012 (Quality Management Webinar)
Quality Measurement 101 Presentation (PPT)
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January 25, 2012
Agenda (PDF)
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Word
Minutes (PDF)
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SQAC Bylaws (PDF)
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SQAC Priorities (PDF)
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Meeting Presentation (PPT)
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