quality bonus payment
qlty_bonus_amtDefinition
ISO-11179 Definition
Additional reimbursement received by a healthcare provider or health plan above the base contracted rate as a financial incentive for achieving defined quality performance thresholds in value-based care contracts, pay-for-performance programs, or CMS quality reporting initiatives. Quality bonus payments are a core component of value-based payment models designed to align provider financial incentives with high-quality, cost-effective care delivery. Medicare Advantage plans earning four or more stars in the CMS Star Ratings program receive quality bonus payments that increase their benchmark rates and enable enhanced benefits for members.
Provider quality bonuses in commercial contracts are typically tied to HEDIS measure performance, patient experience scores, and total cost of care metrics. Healthcare data teams calculate qlty_bonus_amt by tracking performance against quality measure thresholds throughout the measurement year, projecting bonus payment eligibility under contract terms, and measuring the net revenue impact of quality performance improvement initiatives across value-based contract portfolios.
Standard Abbreviation
qlty_bonus_amt
Category
Production DDL — FACT_CLAIM_TRANSACTION
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FACT_CLAIM_TRANSACTION (
clm_txn_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- surrogate key,
clm_id VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL -- claim identifier,
mbr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_MEMBER,
prvdr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_PROVIDER,
clm_typ_cd VARCHAR(10) -- claim type code,
tot_chrg_amt DECIMAL(18,2) -- total charged amount,
tot_alwd_amt DECIMAL(18,2) -- total allowed amount,
tot_pd_amt DECIMAL(18,2) -- total paid amount,
cntrct_adj_amt DECIMAL(18,2) -- contractual adjustment,
denial_ind CHAR(1) -- denial indicator,
denial_rsn_cd VARCHAR(10) -- denial reason code,
prior_auth_nbr VARCHAR(30) -- authorization number,
clm_lag_days SMALLINT -- claim lag days,
days_ar SMALLINT -- days in AR,
load_dt TIMESTAMP_NTZ NOT NULL -- load timestamp
);
Standard Snowflake DDL for the canonical finance table. Convert to BigQuery or Databricks →
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