From March through mid-May 2007, HNE once again will request copies of medical records to conduct data abstraction to obtain data for purposes of measuring health care outcomes and to perform medical record documentation review.

HNE strives to ensure that it has a rich administrative database from which to perform the annual HEDIS® measurement project. However, where practitioner offices do not supply properly coded claim/encounter data or where the data can be obtained only from medical record review, such as blood pressure monitoring, HNE must obtain vital information from the actual medical record. As always, HNE appreciates practitioner office cooperation for this project.

For more information about HNE's Quuality Management Program (click here). Questions about HEDIS or the collection process should be directed to Pat Scheer, HNE's Quality Operations Manager at 1-413-233-3435 or pscheer@hne.com