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capitation

captn_amt
quality·Updated Jun 23, 2026

Definition

ISO-11179 Definition

A healthcare payment model in which a provider or health plan receives a fixed monthly payment per enrolled member to cover all covered healthcare services regardless of the actual volume of services delivered, transferring utilization risk from the payer to the provider. Capitation aligns provider financial incentives with preventive care and care coordination because providers profit by keeping patients healthy and avoiding unnecessary services rather than by increasing service volume. Medicare Advantage capitation payments from CMS to health plans are calculated by multiplying the county-level benchmark rate by the member RAF score, adjusted for quality bonus payments based on CMS Star Ratings.

Provider capitation arrangements may be global covering all services or partial covering specific service categories such as primary care or specialty care. Healthcare data teams track capitation payment amounts by member, calculate per-member-per-month capitation yield by plan and service category, reconcile capitation receipts against expected amounts based on attributed member RAF scores, and model capitation adequacy relative to actual claims costs to assess financial performance under full-risk contracts.

Standard Abbreviation

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Category

quality

Production DDL — FACT_QUALITY_MEASURE

FACT_QUALITY_MEASURE.sql
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FACT_QUALITY_MEASURE (
    qlty_key        INTEGER        NOT NULL  -- surrogate key,
    mbr_key         INTEGER        NOT NULL  -- FK to DIM_MEMBER,
    plan_key        INTEGER        NOT NULL  -- FK to DIM_PLAN,
    meas_yr         SMALLINT                 -- measurement year,
    hedis_meas_cd   VARCHAR(20)              -- HEDIS measure code,
    denom_ind       CHAR(1)                  -- denominator eligible,
    numer_ind       CHAR(1)                  -- numerator met,
    excl_ind        CHAR(1)                  -- exclusion indicator,
    gap_open_ind    CHAR(1)                  -- care gap open,
    star_rtg_nbr    DECIMAL(3,1)             -- star rating,
    qlty_scr        DECIMAL(5,2)             -- quality score,
    perf_thrsh_pct  DECIMAL(5,2)             -- performance threshold,
    raf_scr         DECIMAL(10,3)            -- risk adjustment factor,
    outreach_cnt    SMALLINT                 -- outreach attempts,
    load_dt         TIMESTAMP_NTZ  NOT NULL  -- load timestamp
);

Standard Snowflake DDL for the canonical quality table. Convert to BigQuery or Databricks →

Why This Term Matters

Quality measure data determines how payers and providers are rated and reimbursed under CMS Stars, HEDIS, and value-based care contracts. Data engineers who understand quality terminology build measure calculation pipelines that correctly attribute patients, apply denominator exclusions, and flag documentation gaps before submission deadlines. Incorrect quality data directly affects star ratings, pay-for-performance bonuses, and Medicare Advantage plan bids.

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