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  1. 11.03.2017

    NCQA Statement on CMS’ final 2018 rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)

    NCQA applauds CMS for strengthening the essential movement to paying Medicare clinicians for the value instead of the volume of care they provide.

  2. 10.03.2017

    NCQA Partners with Population Health Alliance

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced today a partnership with the Population Health Alliance (PHA) to promote high quality care for patients through well-constructed population health management strategies.

  3. 10.02.2017

    Thirty-two Vendors Seek 2018 NCQA Measure Certification(SM)

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that 32 vendors will seek certification for software code that produces administrative measure results related to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and Integrated Healthcare Association’s (IHA) California Value Based Pay for Performance (VBP4P) measurement sets.

  4. 10.02.2017

    NCQA Updates Quality Measures for HEDIS® 2018 Technical Specifications Update

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is releasing the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 2018 Technical Specifications Update.

  5. 09.21.2017

    NCQA Releases 2017 Health Insurance Plan Ratings

    See Top 10 States with Highest Rated Health Insurance Plans

  6. 08.23.2017

    MACRA Toolkit Arms Practices to Navigate New Payment Rules

    Using a Patient-Centered Approach to Achieve MACRA Goals

  7. 08.03.2017

    NCQA Release New Standards Category – Population Health Management

    New category helps health plans set and achieve population health goals

  8. 07.17.2017

    NCQA’s Serious Illness Care Measures Project Awarded

    $2.2 Million Grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Learning Collaborative Sites Announced

  9. 07.11.2017

    NCQA Updates Quality Measures for HEDIS 2018

    Changes include seven new measures; two address opioid use

  10. 06.26.2017

    Federal Government Approves NCQA’s eCQM Test Methodology

    Testing method can now be used as part of the current ONC Heath IT Certification Program

  11. 06.16.2017

    NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane Elected to NCHC Board

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce the election of our president, Margaret E. O’Kane, to the Board of Directors for the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC). The vote was by unanimous consent.

  12. 06.15.2017

    NCQA PCMH Recognition is Approved Model for Covered California

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce its Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Program is now an approved medical home model for Covered California’s 2018 Qualified Health Plan (QHP) contracts.

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