What MN Community Measurement does

MN Community Measurement (MNCM) is a Minnesota-based independent nonprofit founded in 2005 (with operational roots from 2003) that designs, collects, analyzes, and publicly reports clinical quality, cost, and disparity measures across the state's health care system. The organization functions as a neutral, multi-stakeholder convener, bringing together health plans, medical groups, state agencies, advocacy organizations, and consumers through tiered memberships, a Board of Directors, and the MARC, SCORE, and CHIRP governance committees. Its core products include the Performance Hub (an interactive analytics platform for statewide quality and cost benchmarking), MNHealthScores (a consumer-facing medical group comparison tool), CHIRP (a bi-directional payer-provider data sharing program with NCQA Data Aggregator Validation), and a suite of annual Community Reports.

The underlying technology stack centers on clinical quality measure aggregation and validation, supporting both PIPE and HEDIS reporting pathways, with a move toward the OMOP Common Data Model to enable cross-system interoperability. The organization has held the SQRMS (Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System) contract with the Minnesota Department of Health since 2010 under Minnesota's 2008 Health Reform Law, and maintains a separate partnership with the Department of Human Services for the annual Disparities by Insurance Type Report.

MNCM's business model is a nonprofit, membership-based construct. Revenue streams include tiered annual memberships from health plans, tiered medical group memberships (priced by provider count), $3,000 fixed advocacy organization memberships, employer/industry sponsorships, individual donations, fee-for-service contract services (measure testing, research, evaluation, technology services), and state contracts. The organization reinvests all revenue into measure development, data infrastructure, public reporting, and community engagement rather than distributing profit, and operates with a small staff of approximately 11-20 full-time equivalents based in Roseville, Minnesota.

Name

MN Community Measurement

Legal name

MN Community Measurement

Website

https://mncm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MN Community Measurement is a Minnesota-based independent nonprofit that designs, collects, and publicly reports clinical quality, cost, and disparity measures for the state's health care system, serving health plans, medical groups, state agencies, and consumers through its Performance Hub, MNHealthScores, and CHIRP data sharing platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Quality Measurement, Reporting & Benchmarking (HEDIS/Stars/CQM) (HLACAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Performance & Quality Measurement (Public Sector) (HLAJANAK), Health Equity, SDOH & Disparities Measurement (HLAJANAJ), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Equity Measurement (HLAJAJAI), Behavioral Health Population Health, Quality & Outcomes Measurement (HLAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Health care quality measurement
• Clinical quality measures
• Health data aggregation
• Health care transparency reporting
• Quality benchmarking analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Health Plan Membership: Annual membership contributions from health plans offering services in Minnesota, providing data files, discounted custom analysis rates, and committee participation opportunities.
2. Medical Group Membership: Tiered annual membership dues based on medical group size (by number of providers), with benefits including early committee notices and website recognition.
3. Advocacy Organization Membership: Annual membership at $3,000 for community-based nonprofit organizations with shared interest in health care quality and affordability.
4. Sponsorships: Support from employers and industry partners for programs, events, community reports, and resources development.
5. Individual Donations: Individual contributions supporting the organization's mission of empowering health care decision makers with meaningful data.
6. Contract Services: Fee-for-service arrangements for measure testing and redesign, research and evaluation partnerships, and technology services supporting other organizations and academic institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

MN Community Measurement designs, collects, validates, and publishes standardized clinical quality, cost, and disparity measures for Minnesota's health care ecosystem. It delivers these through the Performance Hub interactive analytics platform, the MNHealthScores consumer comparison tool, the CHIRP bi-directional payer-provider data sharing program, and annual Community Reports, serving health plans, medical groups, state agencies, advocacy organizations, and consumers.

Product overview

MN Community Measurement operates a unified data measurement and reporting platform for Minnesota's healthcare ecosystem. The core offerings include Performance Hub, an interactive platform for statewide quality and cost analysis; MNHealthScores, a consumer-facing comparison tool for medical groups and clinics; CHIRP, a facilitated data sharing program for payer-provider data exchange; and Community Reports including annual summaries, quality leaders recognition, and disparities analyses. Supporting services encompass measurement and reporting governance (MARC), strategic community outreach (SCORE), contract research services, and patient education programs (D5 for Diabetes, V4 for Vascular Health). The organization functions as a nonprofit collective where healthcare providers, payers, and community partners collaborate on quality measurement rather than selling software products in a traditional SaaS model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Performance Hub Interactive platform providing comprehensive statewide analyses of health care quality and cost measures through dynamic Performance Reports, including statewide rates, trends, medical group variation, demographic analysis, and regional analysis by three-digit ZIP code. Targeted at health plans, medical groups, purchasers, public health agencies, and researchers for benchmarking and quality improvement.
• MNHealthScores Consumer-facing tool enabling patients to compare medical groups and clinics on health care quality measures, supporting informed decision-making and patient-provider partnerships. Targeted at Minnesota residents seeking information about provider quality.
• CHIRP (Common Health Information Reporting Partnership) Facilitated data sharing program enabling bi-directional sharing of patient-level data between health care payers and providers, with NCQA Data Aggregator Validation for standardized supplemental data. Targeted at Minnesota health plans and provider organizations for HEDIS and quality measure data exchange.
• Community Reports Annual and specialized reports including the Summary Report on Quality, Disparities, and Cost; Health Care Quality Leaders Report; Disparities by Insurance Type Report; and themed infographics for health awareness months. Targeted at health plans, providers, public health agencies, policymakers, and community-based organizations.
• Measurement & Reporting Services Comprehensive measurement and reporting services including the MARC (Measurement and Reporting Committee) governance structure, Slate of Measures development, and public comment processes for clinical quality and cost measures. Targeted at health care stakeholders across Minnesota for collaborative measure development.
• Strategic Community Outreach (SCORE) Community engagement and event planning services led by the Strategic Community Outreach for Reporting & Engagement (SCORE) Committee, supporting outreach and collaboration across Minnesota's health care ecosystem. Targeted at community partners and regional stakeholders.
• Contract Services Fee-for-service arrangements for measure testing and redesign, research and evaluation partnerships, and technology services supporting organizations, academic institutions, and researchers. Targeted at academic researchers, measure developers, and aligned organizations.
• D5 for Diabetes Patient education program outlining five treatment goals for diabetes management: controlling blood pressure, lowering bad cholesterol, maintaining blood sugar, being tobacco-free, and taking aspirin as recommended. Targeted at patients with diabetes and their care teams.
• V4 for Vascular Health Patient education program outlining four treatment goals for vascular disease management: blood pressure control, statin use, tobacco-free status, and aspirin use as recommended. Targeted at patients with vascular disease and their care teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of Minnesota women were up-to-date on cervical cancer screening in 2024, with 2 percentage point increase since 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Superior Health Quality AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Superior Health Quality Alliance is the CMS-designated QIN-QIO for the Great Lakes Region. MNCM President & CEO Liz Cinqueonce joined the Great Lakes Executive Leadership Council (ELC) to ensure regional priorities remain data-driven and aligned. The ELC supports CMS QIN-QIO program by bringing together senior leaders from health care organizations, public health agencies, and community partners across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
• Minnesota Electronic Health Records Consortium (MN EHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MN EHRC partnered with MNCM to initiate an Executive Leadership Council exploring a cooperative, statewide approach to health data. The partnership addresses health data fragmentation and duplicative reporting pathways across Minnesota's health care ecosystem. The ELC will examine governance models, sustainability, and implementation through four phases in 2026.
• KoblecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Koble partnered with MNCM and MN EHRC to convene the Executive Leadership Council for Minnesota health data cooperation. Koble brings technical expertise to the initiative exploring standardized health data infrastructure and interoperability improvements.
• Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for annual Disparities by Insurance Type Report comparing health care quality and outcomes between Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP) Managed Care and private/Medicare Advantage insurance. DHS provides oversight and policy framework while MNCM provides data analysis and reporting.
• Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDH contracted with MNCM for Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System (SQRMS) data collection since 2010. MNCM assists clinics and hospitals in meeting measure requirements under Minnesota's 2008 Health Reform Law. Partnership also includes collaboration on health data utility initiatives and AI work groups.
• Hennepin Health Research InstitutemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnering with MNCM to lead script development and pilot testing for Phase 2 of OMOP-enabled quality measurement initiative. This supports end-to-end clinical quality measurement process and development of submission extract for statewide analysis.
• American Cancer SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on cervical cancer awareness content for 2026 infographic series, with American Cancer Society representatives contributing to blog posts and providing cancer prevention resources and screening guidelines.
• Civitas Networks for HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMNCM is a member of Civitas Networks for Health, a collaboration of health data networks working to accelerate health data utility maturity and interoperability standards nationally.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NCQA: NCQA is the national steward of HEDIS and operates the Data Aggregator Validation program in which MNCM is certified. As a national standards and accreditation body, NCQA sits above MNCM in the measurement value chain.
• Healthgrades: Healthgrades is a commercial consumer-facing provider comparison platform that competes for consumer attention against MNCM's MNHealthScores. It overlaps on the consumer-transparency side but does not run a multi-stakeholder measurement collaborative.
• National Quality Forum (NQF / now NQF IPA): NQF is the national consensus-based entity for endorsing healthcare quality measures and advising CMS on measurement policy. It operates at a national level and is comparably focused on quality measurement governance and endorsement, though without MNCM's regional reporting layer.
• IPRO: IPRO is a much larger, multi-state QIN-QIO-style quality improvement organization that conducts external quality review, HEDIS audits, and measure validation across many states. It overlaps with MNCM on quality measurement methodology but operates at national scale.

Direct peers

• Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation: Q-corp is an independent nonprofit that drives health care measurement, reporting, and improvement in Oregon by bringing together providers, payers, purchasers, and consumers. Its statewide measurement reports and equity-focused analyses are highly comparable to MNCM's community-based measurement model.
• Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA): IHA convenes California health plans, providers, and purchasers to run statewide performance measurement (including AMP commercial HEDIS aggregations and value-based incentive programs). Its payer-provider collaborative measurement model is structurally very similar to MNCM.
• Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP): MHQP operates a nearly identical regional model: an independent, multi-stakeholder nonprofit that collects, analyzes, and publicly reports clinical quality, patient experience, and cost data for Massachusetts providers and payers. Its "Quality Insights" reports and provider-tiering directly parallel MNCM's Performance Hub and Quality Leaders Report.
• Washington Health Alliance: Washington Health Alliance is a multi-stakeholder regional nonprofit that publishes quality and cost reports for Washington State, including community checkup reports and disparities analyses. It mirrors MNCM's measurement + transparency + community engagement structure.
• California Healthcare Performance Information System (CHPI): CHPI is a California multi-stakeholder initiative that produces statewide PPO and commercial quality reports for consumers and purchasers. Its reports on medical group performance and patient experience are functionally analogous to MNCM's MNHealthScores and quality leader recognition.
• Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH): PBGH represents large purchaser employers in driving statewide and regional quality measurement, value-based purchasing, and provider performance transparency. It overlaps MNCM in the measurement + purchaser-advocacy intersection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mnhealthscores
• Facebookfacebook.com/MNCM.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mn-community-measurement
• Instagraminstagram.com/mncm_org

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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