Medicaid Quality Incentive

Elderly doctor with child patient Hospitals in Washington State have the opportunity to earn a one percent incentive payment under the Medicaid Quality Incentive Program. The incentive is included in the legislation creating the new Safety Net Assessment program.

The payment is funded in part by the hospital’s contribution to the Safety Net Assessment and federal matching dollars.

Getting Started

Reporting process or definitions: Serena Chai at Serenac@wsha.org (206) 216-2895
Specific financial questions: Andrew Busz at andrewb@wsha.org or (206) 216-2533
Quality Incentive Measure Reporting Frequency & Contacts: Please find the pdf document here – June 2, 2022

Resource Documents

Measure Award Tables – June 2, 2022
Washington State Medicaid Quality Incentive Measure Guidelines – June 2, 2022
Please Note: Infection Prevention-Antimicrobial Stewardship (New) measure no longer requires a policy submission due to the changes outlined by DOH. See QBS for details with banners now active to reflect this change.
2022 MQI Measure Frequency Updates in QBS NEW
Data Collection
- Measure Eligibility – June 2, 2022
  - Measure Eligibility for non-CAHs
  - Measure Eligibility for CAHs
- Critical Access Hospitals are not eligible for the financial incentive but are welcome to participate in the data submission through WSHA’s CAH Achievement of Quality Excellence Program. Measures, scoring, and instructions outlined on the thresholds and measure award table are applicable for participating CAHs. See Rural Quality Award Program for details on rural hospital recognition opportunities. Contact Megan Herman (MeganH@wsha.org) for any questions.
QBS Falls Form 2022 Updated 5/10/2023
QBS Falls Form Upload (instructions)
- The Quality Benchmarking System can be viewed at: http://qbs.wsha.org/
- Falls Locations and Definitions Glossary NEW

MQI Webinars

June 3, 2022 | MQI – Kick-off Webinar

June 23, 2022 | Falls Prevention and Harm Reduction

June 30, 2022 | MQI Measure Training Webinar

Recording
Slides (A few measures in QBS were slightly updated following the June 30th, 2022 Measure Training to improve the member experience. Please refer to the slides for more information.

July 14, 2022 | ER if for Emergencies Training Webinar

July 26, 2022 | Inequity Inbox – How to Create a Bias Reporting System

August 16, 2022 | Analytics Office Hour: QBS and MQI 101