Commercial Quality of Care

Childhood Immunizations

REMEMBER: Differences between HMOs may be caused by differences in performance OR by differences in data collection.

Higher HMO score is significantly above the average for Utah Commercial HMOs
     Average HMO score is neither higher nor lower than the Utah Commercial HMO average
        Lower HMO score is significantly below the average for Utah Commercial HMOs

Combo 2 The percentage of children who received four DTaP/DT vaccinations; three IPV vaccinations; one MMR vaccination; three HiB vaccinations; three hepatitis B vaccinations; and one VZV vaccination on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 73.9% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 80.3% Admin+Chart Review United 75.4% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 79.8% State Average: 76.5%
Combo 3 Percentage of children who received all antigens listed in Combination 2 and four pneumococcal conjugate vaccinations on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 62.6% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 69.8% Admin+Chart Review United 45.5% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 67.5% State Average: 59.3%
DTaP/DT The percentage of children who received an initial DTaP vaccination followed by at least three DTaP, DT or individual diphtheria and tetanus shots, with different dates of service on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 80.1% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 86.9% Admin+Chart Review United 83.0% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 87.2% State Average: 83.3%
Hepatitis B The percentage of children that received three hepatitis B vaccinations, with different dates of service on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 92.0% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 92.9% Admin+Chart Review United 88.3% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 91.0% State Average: 91.1%
HiB The percentage of children that received three H influenza type B (HiB) vaccinations, with different dates of service on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 92.9% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 92.9% Admin+Chart Review United 90.8% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 93.4% State Average: 92.2%
IPV/OPV The percentage of children that received at least three polio vaccinations (IPV) with different dates of service on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 90.0% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 92.5% Admin+Chart Review United 89.1% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 91.4% State Average: 90.5%
MMR The percentage of children that received at least one measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination, with a date of service falling on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 90.7% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 91.2% Admin+Chart Review United 89.5% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 93.6% State Average: 90.5%
VZV (Chicken Pox) The percentage of children that received at least one chicken pox vaccination (VZV), with a date of service falling on or before the child’s second birthday. HMO Name Rate Data Collection Method Statistical Rating Altius 89.2% Admin+Chart Review Cigna Not Reported HealthWise Not Reported SelectHealth 90.5% Admin+Chart Review United 87.6% Admin+Chart Review National Average: 90.9% State Average: 89.1%