Measure Alignment A common feature of many contracts between insurers and providers is quality. Insurers often provide financial incentives to providers for meeting targets or demonstrating improvement on a set of quality measures, as a way of encouraging high quality health care. However, when providers have to report their data to multiple insurers who each use a distinct set of measures, it creates an administrative burden. In order to relieve that reporting burden, Rhode Island undertook a statewide Measure Alignment effort to agree upon a common set of quality measures. In 2015, the Rhode Island State Innovation Model (SIM) Test Grant supported the initial Measure Alignment process by convening a work group composed of stakeholders representing insurers, providers, and consumers to create the first Aligned Measure Sets for use in primary care, ACO, and hospital contracts. The work group met again in 2016 to review the measure sets and develop additional measure sets for Behavioral Health and Maternity. In 2017, the Measure Alignment function transitioned to OHIC after 230-RICR-20-30-4 (Powers and Duties of OHIC) was updated to require that all commercial payers use the Aligned Measure Sets in any contract with a financial incentive tied to quality. Under this regulation, OHIC is responsible for convening the work group annually to review quality measures and make changes to the Aligned Measure Sets as necessary. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Cory King. Key Documents 2024 RI Measure Sets Click here to view. Aligned Measure Set Interpretive Guidance (January 2024) Click here to view. Crosswalk of RI Aligned Measure Sets for 2024 (with monitoring set) Click here to view. 2023 Meeting Materials Meeting 1 - July 10, 2023 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Agenda OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Presentation OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Measure Specifications OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Summary OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Crosswalk Meeting 2 - July 31, 2023 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Agenda OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Presentation OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Measure Specifications OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Crosswalk OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Summary Meeting 3 - August 7, 2023 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Agenda OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Presentation OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Measure Specifications OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Crosswalk OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Summary Massachusetts Quality Measure Alignment Taskforce Health Equity Data Standards March 2023 Massachusetts REL Stratification Measure Specifications Massachusetts Race and Ethnicity Data Collection Measure Meeting 4 - August 29, 2023 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Agenda OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Presentation OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Summary 2022 Meeting Materials Meeting One - July 18, 2022 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting One: Agenda 7-18 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting One: Slides 7-18 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting One Summary: 7-18 Measure Specifications - Meeting One Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2022: 7-18 Meeting Two - July 25, 2022 Measure Specifications - Meeting 2 beta Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2022 8-23 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting Agenda 2022 8-23 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting Summary 2022 8-15 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 2022 8-23 Meeting Three - August 15, 2022 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting Two: Agenda 8-15 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting Two: Slides 8-15 Measure Specifications - Meeting Three Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2022: 8-15 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 2022 8-23 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Summary 2022 8-23 Meeting Four - August 29, 2022 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Agenda 2022 8-29 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 2022 8-29 Meeting 4 Measure Specifications Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2022 8-29 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Summary 2022 8-29 Meeting Five - September 12, 2022 Meeting 5 Measure Specifications OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 2022 9-12 (002) OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Agenda 2022 9-12 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Summary 2022 9-12 Additional Documents FY2023 IPPS LTCH Final Rule The AHC Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool 2021 Meeting Materials Meeting One - June 9, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Agenda 2021 6-9 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Slides 2021 6-9 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 1 Summary 2021 6-9 Meeting Two - June 23, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Agenda 2021 6-23 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Slides 2021 6-23 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 2 Summary 2021 6-23 Maternity Care Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 6-23 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 6-17 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 6-17 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 7-16 v2 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 7-16 v2 (002) Meeting Three - July 7, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Agenda 2021 7-7 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Slides 2021 7-7 Acute Care Hospital Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 7-7 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 3 Summary 2021 7-7 OHIC Measure Alignment Work Group Measure Selection Criteria 2020 7-8 Meeting Four - July 14, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Agenda 2021 7-14 BH Hospital Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 7-14 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Summary 2021 7-14 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 4 Slides 2021 7-14 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 7-8 v2 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 7-8 v2 Meeting Five - August 12, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Agenda 2021 8-12 Outpatient BH Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 8-12 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Slides 2021 8-12 // OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Slides 2021 8-12 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 8-12 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 8-12 2021 Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan Guidance Document and Specifications 2021 6-24 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 5 Summary 2021 8-12 Meeting Six - September 9, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 6 Agenda 2021 9-9 Primary Care Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 9-9 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 9-9 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 9-9 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 6 Slides 2021 9-9 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 6 Summary 2021 9-9 Meeting Seven - September 29, 2021 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 7 Agenda 2021 9-29 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 7 Summary 2021 9-29 OHIC Measure Alignment Annual Review Meeting 7 Slides 2021 9-29 Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 9-29 // Buying Value Tool Annual Review 2021 9-29 ACO Aligned Measure Set Specifications 2021 9-29 Key Documents 2022 OHIC Aligned Measure Sets Interpretive Guidance 2022 OHIC Aligned Measure Sets 2022 Crosswalk of OHIC Aligned Measure Sets Revised Measure Specifications Adult and Pedi CTC-OHIC April 2020 OHIC Aligned Measure Sets - CY 2021 Interpretive Guidance 2020 9-29 OHIC Aligned Measure Sets - CY 2021 Crosswalk of RI Aligned Measure Sets for 2021 Other Related Documents OHIC Aligned Measure Sets for use in 2019 – Redline OHIC Aligned Measure Sets for use in 2019 – Clean Crosswalk of 2019 OHIC Aligned Measure Set with measure descriptions and links to specifications (Excel file) OHIC Aligned Measure Set Interpretive Guidance (Updated 11/3/17) Specifications for 2019 Annual Review Meeting OHIC Aligned Measure Sets for use in 2018 – Redline OHIC Aligned Measure Sets for use in 2018 – Clean Crosswalk of 2018 OHIC Aligned Measure Set with measure descriptions and links to specifications OHIC Aligned Measure Set Interpretive Guidance (5/16/17) Crosswalk of RI Aligned Measure Sets 2017 2-13 OHIC Aligned Measure Sets for use in 2017 SIM Aligned Measure Set 2016 – Hospital SIM Aligned Measure Set 2016 – ACO SIM Aligned Measure Set 2016 – Primary Care