Special Notices for Hospitals

Acute Hospital Rate Year 2010 Notices

• Notice of Final Agency Action MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services effective November 1, 2009 (PDF) | TEXT 

• Notice of Proposed Agency Action: MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services effective November 1, 2009 (PDF) | TEXT 
• RY2010 Hospital Quality Contacts Form (PDF) | TEXT 
• RY2010 EOHHS Technical Specifications Manual forMassHealth Acute Hospital Quality Measures (Version 3.0) (PDF) | RTF
  • Appendix A-3: Data Abstraction Tool: Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis for GBS (MAT-1) (3.0) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-4: Data Abstraction Tool: Perioperative Antibiotic for Cesarean Section (MAT-2) (3.0) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-5: Data Abstraction Tool: Neonatal Antenatal Steroids (NICU-1) (3.0) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-6:  XML Schema for Maternity Measures (MAT-1and MAT-2) File (3.0) (PDF) | XLS

  • Appendix A-7: XML Schema for Neonatal (NICU-1) Measure File (3.0) (PDF) | XLS

  • Appendix A-8: XML Schema for MassHealth Identifier Crosswalk File (PN, SIP, CAC Measures) (3.0) (PDF) | XLS

  • Appendix A-9: XML Schema for MassHealth Data Deletion Request File (3.0) (PDF) | XLS

  • Appendix A-10: Data Dictionary for Maternity Measures(MAT-1 and MAT-2) (3.0) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-11: Data Dictionary for Neonatal Antenatal Steroids Measure (NICU-1) (3.0) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-12: Data Dictionary for MassHealth Identifier Crosswalk File (PDF) (3.0) | RTF

  • Appendix A-13: Clinical Measure Calculation Rules (Maternity and Neonate Only) (3.0) (PDF) | XLS 
    

Acute Hospital Rate Year 2009 Notices

• Notice of Final Agency Action: MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services effective September 24, 2009 (PDF) | RTF 

• Notice of Final Agency Action: MassHealth Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective May 1, 2009 (PDF) | RTF
  

• Notice of Proposed Agency Action: MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services effective May 1, 2009 (PDF) | TEXT

• RY2009 Technical Specifications Manual for Appendix G Measures Reporting (Version 2.1) (PDF) | RTF
  • Appendix A-12: Data Dictionary for Maternity Measures (2.1) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-13: Data Dictionary for Neonatal Antenatal Steroids Measure (2.1) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-14: Data Dictionary for Pediatric Asthma Measures (2.1) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-15: Data Dictionary for MassHealth Identifier Crosswalk File (2.1) (PDF) | RTF

  • Appendix A-16: MassHealth Measure Calculations Rules (2.1) (PDF) | XLS

• Notice of Final Agency Action: MassHealth Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective December 7, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT
  
• Notice of Proposed Agency Action: MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services effective December 7, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT
  
• Notice of Final Agency Action: MassHealth Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective October 1, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT 

• Notice of Proposed Agency Action: MassHealth Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective October 1, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT

• Acute Hospital RFA Appendix G 2009 - Cultural Competence Organizational Self-Assessment (CCOSA) Checklist (PDF) | RTF
  
  
• Acute Hospital RFA Appendix G 2009 - Key Quality Contacts Form (PDF) | RTF
  
  
• RY2009 Technical Specifications Manual for Appendix G Measures Reporting (2.0) (PDF) | TEXT
  
  
  • Appendix A-8: XML Schema: Maternity Measures (2.0) (PDF) | XLS
  • Appendix A-9: XML Schema: Neonatal Measure (2.0) (PDF) | XLS 
  • Appendix A-10: XML Schema: Pediatric Asthma Measures (2.0) (PDF) | XLS 
  • Appendix A-11: XML Schema: MassHealth Identifier Crosswalk File (2.0) (PDF) | XLS 
  • Appendix A-12: Data Dictionary for Maternity Measures (2.0) (PDF) | TEXT
  • Appendix A-13: Data Dictionary for Neonatal Antenatal Steroids Measure (2.0) (PDF) | TEXT
  • Appendix A-14: Data Dictionary for Pediatric Asthma Measures (2.0) (PDF) | TEXT
  • Appendix A-15: Data Dictionary for MassHealth Identifier Crosswalk File (2.0) (PDF) | TEXT

Acute Hospital Rate Year 2008 Notices

• MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services Supplemental Notice of Final Agency Action (PDF) | TEXT

• MassHealth: Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Payment Methods for Acute Hospitals, effective June 16, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT To view the Rate Year 2008 Acute Hospital RFA and Contract click on Comm-PASS.

• Notice of Final Agency Action: MassHealth Supplemental Medicaid Rate Payment for Acute Hospitals with Significant Medicaid Inpatient Utilization Rates, effective February 1, 2008 (PDF) | TEXT  To view the Rate Year 2008 Acute Hospital RFA and Contract click on Comm-PASS.

• MassHealth: Supplemental Medicaid Rate Payment for Acute Hospitals with Significant Medicaid Inpatient Utilization Rates, effective February 1, 2008 | TEXT

• Acute Hospital RFA 2008, Appendix G Reporting Forms (XLS)

• Technical Specifications Manual for MassHealth Hospital P4P Measures Appendix G 2008 Reporting V 1.4 (PDF) | TEXT

• Technical Specifications Manual for MassHealth Hospital P4P Measures Appendix G 2008 Reporting V 1.3 (PDF) | TEXT

  • Appendix A-14: Data Dictionary Intro (1.4) (PDF)  | TEXT

  • Appendix A-14: Maternity Data Dictionary (1.3) (PDF)  | TEXT

  • Appendix A-14: Neonatal Data Dictionary (1.3) (PDF) | TEXT

  • Appendix A-14: Pediatric Asthma Data Dictionary (1.3) (PDF) | TEXT

  • Appendix A-14: MassHealth Crosswalk Data Dictionary (1.3) (PDF) | TEXT

  • Appendix A-15: Data Validation Methods (1.4) (PDF) | TEXT

  • Maternity XML schema (1.3) (XLS)

  • Neonatal XML schema (1.3) (XLS)

  • Pediatric Asthma XML schema (1.3) (XLS)

  • MassHealth Crosswalk XML schema (1.3) (XLS)

  • XML schema edits log (1.3) (XLS)

• Notice of Final Agency Action – MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective November 1, 2007 (PDF) | RTF To view the Rate Year 2008 Acute Hospital RFA and Contract click on Comm-PASS.

• Notice of Proposed Agency Action – MassHealth: Payment for Acute Hospital Services Effective November 1, 2007 (PDF) | RTF  To view the Rate Year 2008 Acute Hospital RFA and Contract click on Comm-PASS.