File #: 24-0288    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/11/2024 In control: Board of Hennepin County Commissioners
On agenda: 6/25/2024 Final action: 7/23/2024
Title: Amd 2 to Agmt PR00000534 with MetaStar, Inc. to conduct an annual audit on Hennepin Health's HEDIS processes as required by contracts between Hennepin Health and the Department of Human Services, 01/01/19-09/30/27, incr NTE by $89,112
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION
Item Description:
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Amd 2 to Agmt PR00000534 with MetaStar, Inc. to conduct an annual audit on Hennepin Health's HEDIS processes as required by contracts between Hennepin Health and the Department of Human Services, 01/01/19-09/30/27, incr NTE by $89,112
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 2 to Agreement PR00000534 with MetaStar, Inc. to conduct an annual audit on Hennepin Health's HEDIS processes in order to fulfill Hennepin Health's contractual obligations with the Department of Human Services for the period of January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2027; increasing the not to exceed amount by $89,112 for a new total not to exceed amount of $259,632 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the County; and that the Controller be authorized to dispense funds as directed.
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Background:
Amendment 2 to Agreement PR00000534 with MetaStar, Inc. is to conduct an annual audit on Hennepin Health's HEDIS processes in order to fulfill Hennepin Health's contractual obligations with the Department of Human Services for the period of 01/01/19-09/30/27.

Pursuant to the contracts between Hennepin Health and DHS and the MDH rules, Hennepin Health is required to conduct an annual HEDIS audit and report on the resulting performance rates for each contract. In order to assure the accuracy and compliance with the rules governing HEDIS, an audit of the background claims, data pulls, process controls, record abstraction and resulting performance rates must be audited by an accredited vendor. MetaStar was chosen for its proximity to Hennepin Health (located in Madison, WI), and for its status as the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO is a federal designation) for the State of Wisconsin. The MN QIO - Stratis Health- is not permitted to audit in the same state for which it is the QIO. MetaStar uses a team of NCQA-certified auditors for the validation. HEDIS data are used for reporting to the MDH and MN Commu...

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