CMS has published a set of eight recommended quality measures that Medicaid health homes could soon be required to report on.
 
The requirement will not start until CMS publishes the necessary regulations, but the federal agency decided to publish its proposed measures early in response to requests from the states, according to a letter to the state Medicaid directors.
 
Health homes are one of many care-transition models authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and aim to improve disease management for Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic conditions, while also realizing savings for the program, the letter states.
 
The measures recommended by CMS include the percentage of cases where adult patients’ body mass index was assessed; the percentage of care transitions where a transition record was transmitted to the next provider; and the percentage of adult patients who were screened for depression using a standardized tool and follow-up plan.