2024 Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements (QARR)

November 5, 2024

RE: Clarification #6 for Measurement Year (MY) 2024 Updates

Dear Colleague,

This letter contains information about edits incorporated into the 2024 Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements (QARR) Technical Specifications and the Patient Level Detail (PLD) for Measurement Year (MY) 2024 reporting. The updated files are posted on our Managed Care Information for Health Plans page. The revised specifications should be used in the plans' processing for MY2024 QARR.

This clarification includes the following changes made to the MY2024 QARR reporting requirements.
Change Version Version Date Section(s) Changed Change Summary
6

 10/31/2024

Patient-Level Detail File (PLD) Commercial PLD:

Asian American Subgroups
  • Updated description on PDF version:
    • Added or Two or more races to 00=Not Applicable description:

      If member's race is White, Black or African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, Some Other Race, Asked But No Answer, or Unknown then Enter:

    • Removed or Two or more races subgroup description:

      If member's race is Asian or or Two or more races then identify the specific subgroup:

If there are any questions about the above edits, or if you find issues or have concerns with the MY2024 Technical Specifications manual or other documents, please email nysqarr@health.ny.gov.

Sincerely,

Paloma Luisi, MPH
Director, Bureau of Quality Measurement & Evaluation
Center for Applied Research and Evaluation
Office of Health Services Quality and Analytics

CC:  R. Josberger
        E. Nichols
        C. Fan