Performance Improvement Project Sample Clauses

Performance Improvement Project. A process or project to assess and improve processes, thereby improving outcomes of health care.
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Performance Improvement Project. If Provider provides physician services, Provider agrees to comply with the Performance Improvement Project requirements stated in the State Contract. 4.1 Prompt Payment. As set forth in the Agreement, Subcontractor or Health Plan shall pay Provider pursuant to the State Contract and applicable State and federal law and regulations, including but not limited to 42 CFR 447.46, 42 CFR 447.45(d) (2), 42 CFR 447.45(d) (3), 42 CFR 447.45(d) (5) and 42 CFR 447.45(d) (6), as applicable and as may be amended from time to time. If a third party liability exists, payment of claims shall be determined in accordance with federal and/or State third party liability law and the terms of the State Contract. Unless Subcontractor or Health Plan otherwise requests assistance from Provider, Subcontractor or Health Plan will be responsible for third party collections in accordance with the terms of the State Contract.
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Performance Improvement Project. The County PIHP must develop and ensure implementation of program initiatives to address the specific clinical and non-clinical needs of the County- PIHP’s enrolled population served under this agreement. The Department strongly advocates the development of collaborative relationships among the County PIHP, local health departments, community-based behavioral health treatment agencies (both public and private), and other community health organizations to achieve improved services in priority areas. Annually, for the priority areas specified by the Department and listed below, the County PIHP must monitor and evaluate the quality of care and services through at least one performance improvement project. The County PIHP may propose an alternative topic to be addressed by making a request in writing to the Department. The proposed intervention topic must be submitted by December 1 of each contract year, with technical assistance provided by DHS and the EQRO. The County PIHP will have the full calendar year as the intervention year, with the final report due by July 1 of the following year. The County PIHP must ensure that improvements are sustained through periodic audits of relevant data and maintenance of the interventions that resulted in the improvement. The report for each performance improvement project should include consideration of each of the ten performance improvement project criteria outlined in Addendum V in order for the Department to evaluate the soundness and results of the projects submitted. The BCAP quality framework (outlined below) is allowable as an alternative format for performance improvement project design and reporting. Other formats may be used as well, as long as the ten performance improvement project criteria outlined in Addendum III are addressed: BCAP Framework: i. Identification ii. Stratification iii. Outreach iv. Intervention v. Rapid Cycle Improvement vi. Measurement and Evaluation
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Performance Improvement Project. The Contractor shall: 10.6.1 Implement an ongoing program of performance improvement projects (PIP) that focus on clinical and non-clinical areas as specified in the AHCCCS Medical Policy Manual and that involve the following: Measurement of performance using objective quality indicators; Implementation of system interventions to achieve improvement in quality; Evaluation of the effectiveness of the interventions; and Planning and initiation of activities for increasing or sustaining improvement (42 CFR 438.240(b)(1) and (d)(1)). 10.6.2 Comply with PIPs mandated by ADHS/DBHS, but may self-select additional projects based on opportunities for improvement identified by internal data and information. 10.6.3 Report the status and results of each project to ADHS/DBHS as requested using the PIP Reporting Template included in the AHCCCS Medical Policy Manual. 10.6.4 Complete each PIP in a reasonable time period or as specified by ADHS in order to use the information on the success of performance improvement projects in the aggregate to produce new information on quality of care every year (42 CFR 438.240(d)(2)).
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  • Performance Improvement Plan timely and accurate completion of key actions due within the reporting period 100 percent The Supplier will design and develop an improvement plan and agree milestones and deliverables with the Authority 3.2 The Authority may from time to time make changes to the KPIs measured as set out in paragraph 3.1 above and shall issue a replacement version to the Supplier. The Authority shall give notice In Writing of any such change to the KPIs measured and shall specify the date from which the replacement KPIs must be used for future reports. Such date shall be at least thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the notice to the Supplier.

  • The Performance Improvement Process (a) The Performance Improvement Process will focus on the risks of non- performance and problem-solving. It may include one or more of the following actions: a requirement that the HSP develop and implement an improvement plan that is acceptable to the Funder; the conduct of a Review; an amendment of the HSP’s obligations; an in-year, or year-end, adjustment to the Funding, among other possible means of responding to the Performance Factor or improving performance. (b) Any performance improvement process begun under a prior service accountability agreement that was not completed under the prior agreement will continue under this Agreement. Any performance improvement required by a Funder under a prior service accountability agreement will be deemed to be a requirement of this Agreement until fulfilled or waived by the Funder.

  • Improvement Plan A detailed, written plan initiated by the evaluator. The teacher may provide input at the meeting to review the plan. Improvement plans are utilized when a teacher receives an Evaluation Rating of Ineffective or when an administrator utilizes discretion to place any teacher on an improvement plan at any time based on any individual deficiency in the evaluation system. The approved form for the Improvement Plan is attached to this agreement as Appendix A-9.

  • Needs Improvement the Educator’s performance on a standard or overall is below the requirements of a standard or overall, but is not considered to be unsatisfactory at this time. Improvement is necessary and expected.

  • School Improvement The parties do hereby mutually agree that the school improvement process currently in effect will continue. Any plan developed by the committees shall not be in conflict with the master agreement or board policy.