Star tip sheets updated for 2022

We recently updated our Medicare Star Ratings tip sheets for 2022 and posted them on the Clinical Quality Corner page of web-DENIS under Star Measure Tip Sheets. The tip sheets were developed to assist health care providers and their staff in their efforts to improve overall health care quality and prevent or control diseases and chronic conditions.

The new tip sheets are up to date as of this publication. As updated versions are produced, we’ll post the new ones and announce them in The Record.  For example, after the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or NCQA, publishes final updates to the 2022 HEDIS** specifications, we may need to update the tip sheets again.

The Star Measure Tips highlight select measures in the Medicare Star Ratings program. Most of the measures featured in the Star Measure Tips are HEDIS measures. HEDIS is one of the most widely used performance improvement tools in the U.S.

Note: The Transitions of Care Tip Sheet was revised Feb. 1, 2022. Only refer to the tip sheet that was available after that date, which is also posted on the Clinical Quality Corner page. All previous versions should be discarded. 

Custom measure: A new tip sheet for 2022

A new tip sheet was developed for Medicare Wellness Visits. This tip sheet is intended to educate providers and their staff on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s new custom quality measure that was implemented in 2022. It’s been posted in the Custom Measure Tip Sheets section of the Clinical Quality Corner page.

Accessing the tip sheets

These Star Measure Tip Sheets and the new custom measure tip sheet are housed on the Clinical Quality Corner page of web-DENIS. You can get there by following these steps:

1. From the homepage of web-DENIS, click on BCBSM Provider Publications and Resources in the left column. (You can also access them from the BCN Provider Publications and Resources section of web-DENIS.)
2. Click on Newsletters & Resources.
3. Click on Clinical Quality Corner on the left-hand side of the page under Other Resources.

**HEDIS^®, which stands for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or NCQA.