http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160706/NEWS/160709990/ncqa-will-ask-health-plans-to-report-infections-acquired-at-network

• On Tuesday, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) added four new quality measures to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), which currently consists of more than 80 measures.
• The four new measures are rates of :
  • Standardized healthcare-associated infection ratio,
  • Follow-up after emergency department visit for mental illness,
  • Follow-up after emergency department visit for alcohol and other drug dependence,
  • Depression remission or response for adolescents and adults.
• The first measure — standardized infection ratios — will measure ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, MRSA infections, and Clostridium difficile intestinal infections. According to Gail Wilensky, a senior fellow at Project HOPE, “These infection rates ‘shouldn’t occur with appropriate, high-quality care.’”