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Scaling Up Year-Round HEDIS®
with NLP Insights

UPMC Health Plan and UPMC Enterprises studied the value of Astrata’s HEDIS®-focused NLP products in use during the 2021 Measurement Year. Download the whitepaper to learn more about how NLP can accelerate abstraction efficiency, cut costs, and improve outcomes at your institution.

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What if Astrata’s NLP doesn’t include the quality measures I’m interested in? Can Astrata add new and/or custom measures?

Yes. Astrata’s technology is designed to make it easy to create custom NLP measures. This can be added to our standard offerings for organizations...

Does Astrata cover measures for Star Ratings, state Medicaid, and QRS measures for ACA Marketplace plans?

Yes. Astrata technology includes many measures that are used in CMS Star Ratings, state Medicaid pay for performance programs, and the ACA...

What type of data does Astrata work with?

Astrata NLP technologies work with “unstructured data” - clinical notes that providers write or dictate during and after encounters. Astrata’s FHIR...

What kinds of measures can Astrata NLP handle?

Astrata technology can be used for a huge range of measures, from population-measures used by payers (e.g. HEDIS), to...

What are the most important things to consider when selecting an NLP vendor for my quality program?

Three things are really important. First, how will your vendor address the NLP “portability problem” to make the system work in your organization....

What kinds of data formats does Astrata allow?

Astrata’s NLP technology can take documents in many different forms, including CCD, HL7, PDF and plain text. As part of your advancing data...

What are FHIR, QI-Core, and CQL? Why do they matter?

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a widely used data standard that helps systems and organizations interchange and use healthcare...

How does NLP work?

Natural Language Processing “reads” clinical notes that are generated by providers and usually stored in an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system....

Our organization is interested in moving to year-round HEDIS review. Can Astrata help?

Yes! And congratulations! It’s a big step to move to prospective HEDIS, and an even bigger step to expand a small prospective program. We’ve done...

What is the NCQA NLP working group all about?

The NCQA NLP working group was established in early 2020 to help NCQA determine how to use NLP for quality measurement, and whether NCQA could play...

How do I judge how good a vendor’s NLP is? How do I ask about accuracy?

NLP accuracy is one of the most important factors in determining how much value your organization will derive. Vendors that are actively monitoring...

Is NLP part of the Future of HEDIS®?

As a big fan of the Future of HEDIS, we certainly hope so! In its Presidential Pitch NCQA has included NLP as one of the methods that will be...

Can NLP help my organization increase our quality rates and how?

Yes. NLP can be an important first step in your HEDIS transformation, because it will help you change your...

Why is NLP becoming more commonly used in healthcare? 

Two major factors are driving market adoption of NLP. First, the computer science research behind NLP has advanced at an astonishing rate over the...

What parts of my HEDIS operation can Astrata help me with?

Astrata technology can transform your HEDIS operations: (1) move your team to year-round review across multiple lines of business, (2) empower your...

Digital Quality Measurement is here. Are you ready?

Astrata's technology can guide your organization on the journey to digital quality.

You’re out of the woods!