URAC HCP 8 -- Proposed v. 2.1 Revision -- NEW STANDARD -- Scope of Data Collected

As I described elsewhere, URAC has a new category of standard in its new scoring system: Leading Indicator, which it defines as a "non-weighted, optional element highlighting effective practices not yet widely adopted in health care."  HCP 8 is just such a standard:

Data for physicians and other providers is collected and aggregated. [L]

I am not really sure what URAC is trying to accomplish with this standard that it has not already addressed in the other standards.  Hopefully, a member of the Standards Committee will read this and comment, clearing it up for all of us.