Rating Method 

Using Table 1 below, each provider’s quality rating was determined by assigning their respective percentile score to the appropriate percentile reference range and identifying the associated quality rating (√++ through √--).

Table 1. Percentile Reference Range & Attendant Quality Rating

Distribution of Quality Ratings

The percentile reference ranges distribute provider quality ratings as follows*:

  • 10% receive the “highest” quality rating (√++)
  • 15% receive a “high” quality rating (√+)
  • 50% receive an “average” quality rating (√)
  • 15% receive a “low” quality rating (√-)
  • 10% receive the “lowest” quality rating (√--)

*Prior to the removal of providers which do not meet eligibility requirements.