If you’re involved in the implementation of HEDIS, there is no better way to prepare than by joining NCQA’s HEDIS Users Group (HUG). The HUG offers you access to the most up-to-date information on HEDIS specifications so you can begin planning for the future. By joining with others who spend their time producing, reporting and interpreting HEDIS data, you will learn first-hand about the latest developments in performance measurement and receive valuable insight into the entire HEDIS process.

HUG 2008 Benefits include:

• A single-user e-pub version of Volume 2 - Technical Specifications and (more importantly) another e-pub of Volume 2 that includes all changes and clarifications from the October Technical Update. Only available through HUG membership!
• Four Internet discussion forums presented by NCQA to address key HEDIS implementation issues. Session comments are distributed to all HUG members.
• The most up-to-date technical information about HEDIS and Accreditation development and policy changes through the HUG Update newsletter.
• A $250 or $500 voucher, which can be used towards any one-and-a-half day or two-day NCQA educational seminar (does not include distance learning seminars).
• Subscription to NCQA Update, featuring news about the efforts of the industry’s innovators.
• HEDIS and Accreditation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a monthly compilation of questions submitted to NCQA and the answers to those questions.

The following publications, automatically shipped to members as they are released.

• Package 1: HEDIS 2008, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 
• Package 2: HEDIS 2008, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 and 2008 Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Health Plans

The HUG membership fees vary based on the publication package selected. See the registration form for details.