About the Program
This 1.5 day seminar is designed for the participant experienced in the HEDIS process. You will receive an extensive review of new HEDIS measures, a review of changes to existing measures and a glimpse at measures being considered. During the best practices poster session, you’ll learn from other health plans as they share secrets to their success in improving HEDIS outcomes. You’ll also have the chance to meet with vendors supporting the HEDIS process at the popular Vendor Fair.
Click here to see the certified vendors that are exhibiting at HEDIS Update.
Bringing HEDIS Measures to Life: A Diabetes Showcase
We are pleased to offer a very special session for our HEDIS Update seminar participants. HEDIS Policy Director, Cindy Ottone will lead this showcase session by outlining the changes to the HEDIS Comprehensive Diabetes Care measure and moderate a panel discussion of best practices from leading health plans. Please click here for more details and to register for these free sessions.
Participants will receive a copy of HEDIS 2010 Volume 2: Technical Specifications.
Seminar Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Day 1; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Day 2.
Registration is from 7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. on Day 1.
Continental breakfast will be served on both days. Lunch will be served on Day 1.
Click here to view the October 14-15 agenda.
Click here to view the October 28-29 agenda.
You’re invited! The 2009 Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care Awards Event – October 15.NCQA, supported by The California Endowment, will be hosting their fourth annual Recognizing Innovation in Multicultural Health Care awards event on October 15, 2009, to recognize health plans that have implemented initiatives to improve culturally and linguistically appropriate services and reduce health care disparities.
These awards highlight and recognize health plans for their exemplary efforts and demonstrated effectiveness in promoting cultural competence and addressing the health care needs of diverse members. Through these awards, NCQA hopes to advance efforts to improve multicultural health care and eliminate health care disparities. This event will provide a forum for the recognition, dissemination and collaboration of efforts to address CLAS and other disparities-related issues.
Awardees will showcase their award-winning initiatives at a poster session and reception beginning at 4:30 p.m., and will be followed by dinner and presentation of awards at 6 p.m. Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in the Office of Minority Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, will provide the keynote address.
The event is free to attend and open to all, though you must RSVP to CLASAwards@ncqa.org by October 1. For more information, please visit
www.ncqa.org/clas.aspx.