Agency Health Department

Contractor MN Community Measurement

SWIFT Contract Number 34011

Project Name Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: MDH contracted for services related to quality measurement of health care providers and the development of a quality incentive payment system. The contract was necessary to fulfill a legislative requirement to establish a uniform system of health care provider quality measurement and incentive payments in Minnesota. The legislation permitted MDH to contract with a nonprofit private entity or a consortium of private entities that was a nonprofit.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 12/15/2008 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 06/30/2012 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 03/31/2014 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $2874640.00

Amendments $1663486.00

Contract total $4538126.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? HCA Health Care Transformation and CFDA 93.531

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Denise McCabe

Evaluator Email Address Denise.McCabe@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor met deliverable due dates.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Quality of quantitative data provided by Contractor was satisfactory.
Contractor uses a stakeholder-based approach to quality measure development and notably, Contractor implemented policies and processes to increase transparency in response to community and Agency feedback.
Contractor effectively executed subcontracts.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Contractor stayed within budget; however, invoices lacked specificity in detailing work conducted and associated costs.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Contractor has capacity to collect quality measurement data from Minnesota clinics, and to develop quality measures.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied