With the April 2017 EQuIPP refresh notice, many EQuIPP users may have noticed an increase in performance scores associated with the High Risk Medication Use in the Elderly (HRM) measure.

EQuIPP Refresh Updates

PQS has moved details and language within the EQuIPP dashboard for all users as it relates to qualifying patient counts (i.e. denominators). The information previously in the resources section and has been moved to the bottom of the dashboard main page along with the ‘Analyze Performance’ pages.   The language below clarifies the use of performance data associated with smaller population sizes.  There is no change in any calculations or functions within EQuIPP.  We have been asked to move this by the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA). Please note:  These recommendations are provided in the PQA Measure Manual, which PQS uses as standard measure evaluation for many of the quality measures hosted in EQuIPP.  

You should have received a notice on Thursday of last week that announced that the latest data update was made available in EQuIPP on Thursday, December 15th. 

 

As you start to explore your dashboards this month, we wanted to follow-up on our Service Notice from Friday to let you know that most of the updates to your EQuIPP performance information completed on Friday. One data provider is continuing to be updated throughout the day today (Monday, December 19th). As a result of the updates, you may notice a change in your performance information for the new measurement period and potentially a brief disruption in the presentation of your EQuIPP Dashboard.

Please see the attached PDF regarding a new feature in EQuIPP that shows Individual PDC Rates for Patient Outliers.