Enhancements

Release notes 2020.2.3.3

Global filter timeout issue

Description

Global filters within the Care Optimizer platform were causing intermittent failure of the application for some users.

Impact

Created an 'apply' button for the global filter feature. Users can select values from the drop downs and press 'apply' to execute the query.

Release notes 2.3.1

New quality opportunity benchmark action report

Description

This is a new action report that consumes and reports contractual opportunity data from the client in the same way that the quality opportunity summary action report consumes and reports clinical opportunity data from the client.

  • benchmark count & percentile reporting
  • national & regional benchmarks available
  • hyperlink to patient level detail report capability
  • refinement capability
  • report export capability

Users with standard Care Optimizer roles will have access to this new action report.

Impact

Users can evaluate quality performance by comparing their rates to an appropriate benchmark.


Update quality opportunity pop-up descriptions

Description

On the member opportunity detail & quality opportunity summary action reports, users have the ability to click on the measure name and see a brief description of the quality measure. 

Impact

Measures affected are:

  • adolescent immunization – HPV
  • breast cancer screening
  • diabetes care – HbA1c poor control
  • use of high risk medication in the elderly

Updates to STARS indicators to HEDIS18 specifications

Description

Updated the measures that are marked as being part of the CMS STARS program to align with HEDIS 2018 Part C & D Star ratings measures.

Impact

Indicators within Theon will reflect CMS HEDIS 2018 guidelines.

Release notes 2.3

NCQA readmission rates – new bubble

Description

Readmission rates that are displayed within the Theon® applications will be calculated using the NCQA definition of readmission.

Impact

Users will now be able to see readmission rates that will be calculated based on the NCQA definition within all of the Theon applications.


Exclusion logic update and reporting

Description

The calculation for the number of open quality opportunities has been adjusted to more accurately consider patients who no longer qualify for a measure.

Impact

Users will now be able to view a more accurate quality opportunity closure percentage for patients who no longer qualify for a measure. 


New dashlet – “Variable time period cost overview”

Description

A new dashlet has been added to Care Optimizer displaying an overview of cost which can be displayed based on several different time periods selected by a user. Dashlet allows for the client to compare an overview of their cost to their peers.

Impact

Users now have the ability to select various time periods to display on the new cost overview dashlet. This allows users to compare their performance to their peers for the selected time period.


Update sub-measure screen headers

Description

The reconsideration form headers have been shortened to better fit the space available on the page. The measure names within Care Optimizer module (CO) were adjusted to be consistent with the names in the Care Collaborator module (CC).

Impact

Users are now able to see the name of the measure without having any characters cut off. Examples of these headers include:

  • MCR – Medicare
  • MKT – Marketplace
  • COMM – Commercial
  • MCD – Medicaid

Theon provides health data informatics and analytical support.