Common use of Improvement Points Clause in Contracts

Improvement Points. In addition to receiving achievement points based on performance (on a 0 to 10 scale), the Contractor may earn improvement points for reaching established improvement targets for each Quality Measure. Improvement points will be calculated as follows: a. The Contractor’s performance score will be calculated on each Quality Measure based on the measure specifications. Each Quality Measure’s specifications will describe the detailed methodology by which this performance score is calculated. b. Beginning PY2, EOHHS will compare the Contractor’s performance score on each Quality Measure to the Contractor’s performance score on that same Quality Measure from the highest scoring previous Performance Year. c. EOHHS will calculate an Improvement Target for each applicable Quality Measure using the following formula (unless otherwise communicated by EOHHS). The Improvement Target is based on at least a 20% improvement each year in the gap between Goal Benchmark and the Attainment Threshold of each ACO measure. (i) Improvement Target formula = [(Goal Benchmark –Attainment Threshold) /5] (ii) For the purposes of calculating the Improvement Target, the result is rounded to the nearest tenth (i.e., one decimal point). (iii) The Contractor may earn up to five (5) improvement points for increases in measure score which meet or exceed the improvement target. (iv) For the purposes of calculating the difference in Contractor quality performance over a previous year, the results are rounded to the nearest tenth (i.e., one decimal point). Rounding takes place after the calculation. (v) The Improvement Target is based on the higher of the original baseline or any year’s performance prior to the current PY. This is intended to avoid rewarding regression in performance. (vi) There are several special circumstances: (a) At or Above Goal: If the Contractor has prior PY performance scores equal to or greater than the Goal Benchmark then the Contractor may still earn up to five (5) improvement points in each PY if improvement from the highest prior PY is greater than or equal to the Improvement Target.