Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS-E)
Cervical cancer screening promotes early detection and possible prevention of cervical cancer. This Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®)1 measure looks at the following:
- Women ages 21 – 64 who had cervical cytology performed within the last three years
- Women ages 30 – 64 who had cervical high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing within the last five years
Who was measured?
Women ages 21 – 64 as of December 31 of the measurement year who were continuously enrolled during the measurement year and the two years prior to the measurement year with no more than one 45-day gap in enrollment during each year of continuous enrollment were measured.
Please note that this measure was recently moved to a different form of HEDIS reporting called Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS), and the graph below reflects limited data as a result of this change. The measure name includes “-E” after the abbreviation to indicate it’s an ECDS measure.
Our results are shown in the graph below. Also shown is the state average for Families and Children and MinnesotaCare; the national average for Families and Children, MinnesotaCare, and Special Needs BasicCare (SNBC) Medical Assistance-only; and the 4-star rate determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for our integrated SNBC program, called Prime Health Complete (HMO SNP). Every year Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system.
F&C = Families and Children, MNCARE = MinnesotaCare, PHC = Prime Health Complete, SNBC = Special Needs BasicCare
1HEDIS® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
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