Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor MN Community Measurement

SWIFT Contract Number B01113 / PTK%20983

Project Name Health Care Disparities Project

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of the contract was to assist in the development and implementation of a pay-for-performance system to provide performance payments to medical groups and to establish a performance reporting and quality improvement system for health care providers who provide health care services to public program recipients covered under chapters 256B - Medical Assistance for Needy People, 256D – General Assistance, and 256L – MinnesotaCare.

Project Duration

Start Date Tue, 05/29/2007 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 12/31/2008 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 12/31/2011 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $120550.00

Amendments $875734.00

Contract total $996284.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal and State

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) This contract was a single source contract with the MN Community Measurement because it was the only entity with an established public website that contracts with all major health plans contracting with DHS and publicly reports based on medical groups and clinics to improve the quality of health care through public reporting in Minnesota. MN Community Measurement annually measured and reported the quality of clinical care throughout Minnesota and provided comparative information on the quality of care at the medical group level on its public web site: www.mnhealthcare.org.

Evaluator Name Vicki Kunerth

Evaluator Email Address vicki.kunerth@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Satisfied.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Satisfied.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Satisfied.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Satisfied

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): None.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied