Attachment J - QASP TEMPLATE - - VISN 2 DOWNSTATE HOME OXYGEN SERVICES.docx
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This is a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) template for monitoring contractor performance on a Home Oxygen Services contract for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2 Downstate region.
The QASP establishes nine key performance metrics with specific acceptable quality levels and surveillance methods. Performance measures include: timely equipment set-ups within 24 hours (100% compliance), timely respiratory therapy visits per contract schedule with 90% compliance, completion of beneficiary education documentation with 100% compliance, timely progress note entry into the Computerized Patient Record System within three business days (95% compliance), maintenance of Joint Commission accreditation or equivalent compliance (100%), customer satisfaction scores of at least 90% per site, monthly invoicing with less than 2% late bills, accurate respiratory therapy progress notes reflecting VA prescriptions (100% compliance), and current staff licenses and competencies (100% compliance). Surveillance is conducted monthly through periodic inspections, contractor-submitted data reviews, random patient file audits (typically 5 patients per service area), and quarterly or annual verification of licensure documentation. The document also provides five-tier rating definitions—Exceptional, Very Good, Satisfactory, Marginal, and Unsatisfactory—aligned with CPARS (Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System) guidance for evaluating contractor performance against contractual requirements. This QASP serves as the framework for assessing contractor compliance and documenting performance ratings throughout the contract performance period.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP) PERFORMANCE REPORT
Contract Number:
Contract Description: Home Oxygen Services for VISN 2 South Contractor’s Name: , hereafter referred to as the Contractor Performance Period:
| ID # |
| Performance Measure |
| PWS Ref. |
| Performance Requirement |
| Calculation Method |
| Acceptable Quality Level |
| Surveillance Method/ Source/ Frequency |
| Rating |
| 1 |
| Timely Set-Ups |
| 2.1 |
8.1
| Contractor shall complete all set-ups within 24-hours for all situations within contractor’s control. |
| N = Number of VA patients whose set-ups were completed on time in accordance with requirements, unless circumstances beyond Contractor control. |
D = Number of set-ups audited
| 100% |
| Periodic Inspection; |
All set-ups reviewed
Monthly
| 2 |
| Timely RT Visits |
| 2.1 |
| RRT visits shall be completed in accordance with contract (30 day; six month follow-up visits) terms. |
*Note that compliance excludes situations outside contract control: patient on travel, patient hospitalization, patient refusal to allow access, inability to reach patient, etc.
N = Number of RT Visits completed on time in accordance with requirements, unless circumstances beyond Contractor control.
D = Number of RT visits audited
| 90% |
| Periodic Inspection; |
All RT visits
| 3 |
| Completion of Beneficiary Education |
| 10 |
| Patients will verify they have received all required documents and training from the Contractor per the terms of the contract as stated in Section 10, by signing a statement to that effect. This statement will be made a part of the invoice for each RT visit. |
| N = Number of VA patient files with documentation of patient and/or caregiver signing they received all required documents and training. |
D = Number of patients receiving Contractor visit
| 100% |
| Periodic Inspection/ |
Contractor Submitted Data;
Random audit of 5 patients served by Contractor for each service area. If less than 5 patients served, all are audited.
| 4 |
| Timely RT Notes |
| 13.3 |
| Progress notes shall be entered into Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) within three business days of visit. |
| N = Number of RT notes completed on time in accordance with requirements |
D = Number of RT notes audited
| 95% |
| Periodic Inspection; |
All RT notes
| 5 |
| Joint Commission (JC) Standards |
| 16.4 |
19.1 19.7
| Maintain JC accreditation or if not accredited, provides comprehensive monthly reports, approved by the VA, throughout the duration of the contract with specific documentation for each JC standard showing they are in 100% compliance with all applicable JC standards. |
| Monthly report shows compliance with all applicable JC standards |
| 100% |
| Contractor Submitted Data/ |
Random Inspection;
Review of monthly JC compliance report
| 6 |
| Customer Satisfaction |
| 16.2 |
| Contractor will provide a customer satisfaction report monthly. Results should show at least 90% for each site. Score will be calculated by assigning 1-5 rating scores received through Patient Survey (Attachment A) with percentage score then averaging the scores of all answers. |
5=100%, 4=75%, 3=50%, 2=25%, 1=0%.
NDR (no data received) appears as a 0% on the trend graph.
Questions left blank are not calculated into the score.
N = Number of VA patients satisfied with Contractor’s service. Customer Satisfaction survey is to be developed by Contractor and approved by VA
D = Number of VA patients audited for patient satisfaction
| 90% |
| Validated Notifications; |
Review of all patients that receive set-up and return surveys.
| 7 |
| Current Monthly Invoices |
| 30 |
| % of late bills (dollars) is less than 2% of total bill (dollars) |
| Monthly invoice reflects late bills less than 2% of total submitted |
| 98% |
| Contractor Submitted Data; |
Review of monthly invoice
| 8 |
| Accurate RT Notes |
| 1.5.6 |
2.1 13.3
| VA will spot check RT Progress Notes to ensure they accurately reflect the VA prescription including equipment. |
| N = Number of accurately entered RT Progress Notes |
D = Number of RT progress notes audited
| 100% |
| Period Inspection; |
Random audit of 5 patients served by Contractor for each service area. If less than 5 patients served, all are audited.
| 9 |
| Staff Competencies and Licenses are Current |
| 16.7 |
| Contractor will provide a monthly and annual report separated by VA facility showing the valid dates for licensure and competency for all RRTs and Service Technicians |
| N = Number of RRTs and Service Technicians with current licenses and competencies |
D = Number of RRTs and Service Technicians
| 100% |
| Contractor Submitted Data |
State Licensure Boards/Vendor Training Logs
Quarterly/Annual
COR SIGNATURE:
CPAR RATINGS ASSIGNED TO QASP ITEMS
Metrics and methods are designed to determine rating for a given standard and acceptable quality level. The following ratings shall be used (Reference: CPARS User Manual https://www.cpars.gov/pdfs/CPARS-Guidance.pdf p. A2-1):
| EXCEPTIONAL: |
| Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the |
Government’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective.
Note: To justify an Exceptional rating, you should identify multiple significant events in each category and state how it was a benefit to the GOVERNMENT. However a singular event could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.
| VERY GOOD: |
| Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective. |
Note: To justify a Very Good rating, you should identify a significant event in each category and state how it was a benefit to the GOVERNMENT. Also there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.
| SATISFACTORY: |
| Performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory. |
Note: To justify a Satisfactory rating, there should have been only minor problems, or major problems the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. Also there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.
| MARGINAL: |
| Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented. |
Note: To justify Marginal performance, you should identify a significant event in each category that the contractor had trouble overcoming and state how it impacted the GOVERNMENT. A Marginal rating should be supported by referencing the management tool that notified the contractor of the contractual deficiency (e.g. Management, Quality, Safety or Environmental Deficiency Report or letter).
| UNSATISFACTORY: |
| Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective. |
Note: To justify an Unsatisfactory rating, you should identify multiple significant events in each category that the contractor had trouble overcoming and state how it impacted the GOVERNMENT. However, a singular problem could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating. An Unsatisfactory rating should be supported by referencing the management tools used to notify the contractor of the contractual deficiencies (e.g. Management, Quality, Safety or Environmental Deficiency Reports, or letters).
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