Technical Assistance for the Design and Implementation of a Home Health Pay-for-Performance Demonstration

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Title
Technical Assistance for the Design and Implementation of a Home Health Pay-for-Performance Demonstration
Project Officer(s)
James Coan
Start Date
End Date
Award
Task Order (MRAD)
Description
This task order will provide assistance to CMS in the design and implementation of a Home Health Pay-for-Performance Demonstration. Well qualified contractors will examine various pay-for-performance models and suggest an appropriate and feasible design for the Home Health Pay-for-Performance Demonstration. They will provide in-depth knowledge of the home health industry, OASIS, OBQI, OBQM, and pay-for-performance issues. In additional, the contractors will provide specific examples of recent projects on which they worked, which related to home health agencies, pay-for-performance, or both, and involved their having utilized CMS data systems and an in-depth understanding of the Medicare claims system. Phase I will last through December 2009 and Phase II, if exercised, will extend the task order to September 30, 2010.
Funding
$737,738.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Henry Goldberg
Project Number
HHSM-500-2005-00018I/0004
Status
CMS exercised Phase II of this contract to provide services for analysis of quality performance and savings calculations. The final report is due March 31, 2011.
Awardee Address

55 Wheeler St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States

Awardee Name
Abt Associates, Inc.