External Quality Review

External Quality Review

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires an annual, independent external evaluation of State Medicaid Managed Care programs by an External Quality Review Organization (EQRO). External Quality Review (EQR) is the analysis and evaluation by an approved EQRO of aggregate information on quality, timeliness, and access to health care services furnished by Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs) and their contractors to recipients of Managed Care services. The CMS (42 CFR §438; Medicaid Program, External Quality Review of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations) rules specify the requirements for evaluation of Medicaid Managed Care programs. These rules require an on-site review or a desk review of each Medi-Cal Mental Health Plan (MHP).

The State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contracts with fifty-six (56) county Medi-Cal MHPs to provide Medi-Cal covered specialty mental health services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries under the provisions of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act.

• MHP information:
• Beneficiaries served in CY14—26
• MHP Size—Small Rural
• MHP Region—Central
• MHP Threshold Languages—0None
• MHP Location—Markleeville, CA

This report presents the fiscal year 2017-2018 (FY17-18) findings of an external quality review of the Alpine mental health plan (MHP) by the California External Quality Review Organization (CalEQRO). Behavioral Health Concepts, Inc. (BHC)
 Click here to see the full 2017-2018 EQRO Final Report

For comparison, this report presents the fiscal year 2016-2016 (FY16-17) findings of an external quality review of the Alpine mental health plan (MHP) by the California External Quality Review Organization (CalEQRO). Behavioral Health Concepts, Inc. (BHC) Click here to see the full 2016-2017 EQRO Final Report