Health Outcomes Survey (HOS)

What Is the Measure?

This measure provides a general indication of how well a Medicare organization manages the physical and mental health of its patients. The survey measures each patient’s physical and mental health status at the beginning and at the end of a two-year period.

A two-year change score is calculated and each patient’s physical and mental health status is categorized as better, the same, or worse than expected (considering risk adjustment factors). Organization-specific results are assigned as percentages.

How to Improve Score

• Promote the Annual Wellness Visit. The measure may be directly and positively impacted by the support of AWVs.

• Recall an AWV is meant to include mental health considerations as well as risk factors for overall decline.

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