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NCQA Releases 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings
More than 1,000 health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care
For-Profit Elder Care Can Be Scary if Quality Doesn’t Come First
As a self-professed “daddy’s girl,” I want to support my father’s desire to receive health care and social support services in the home where he’s lived for more than 40 years.
Brent Pawlecki, MD, MMM, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Joins NCQA Board of Directors
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce the newest member of its board of directors: Brent Pawlecki, MD, MMM, Chief Health Officer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
NCQA is Measuring Health Care-Associated Infections
Assessing Risks For Patients Admitted to Hospitals
Margaret E. O’Kane Named to Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
2016 Marks the 11th Year O’Kane is Added to the List
NCQA’s New Accreditation and Distinction Programs Improve Quality of Long-Term Services and Supports
Establishes New Standards for Nonmedical Services for Populations with Complex Needs
NCQA Seeks Public’s Help on Revisions to Colorectal Cancer Screening Measure
Hedis® 2017 Colorectal Cancer Screening Public Comment is July 13–August 10, 2016
Premier Inc. First to Receive NCQA Certification for Electronic Clinical Quality Measures to Support HEDIS® Reporting
New certification program enables automation of mandatory HEDIS reporting for providers and health plans, with access to certified population health data
NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Now Eligible for ABIM MOC Credit
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) jointly announce that board-certified physicians who earn NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) or Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition can now earn Practice Assessment Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points and Patient Safety MOC credit from ABIM.
Lisa Slattery Joins NCQA as VP, Accreditation & Recognition Operations
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce Lisa Slattery will join NCQA as Vice President, Accreditation & Recognition Operations, on July 11.
NCQA Updates Quality Measures For HEDIS® 2017
Today, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released new technical specifications for the 2017 edition of health care’s most widely used performance improvement tool, the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS1).
NCQA Supports Aspects of MACRA Proposed Rule, Recommends Changes
In comments filed in response to the proposed rule implementing the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) reiterates its strong support for the law, while recommending the final rule lay out a clear path for how clinicians can advance into more organized delivery systems with greater quality improvement potential.
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NCQA can suggest experts from the topics below. E-Mail us to request a media interview, or contact Andy Reynolds, Assistant Vice President for External Relations, at 202-955-3518.
Expertise include, but are not limited to, the following healthcare topics:
- Measurement and Quality Improvement
- HEDIS
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
- How To Find a Health Plan?
- How To Find a Provider?
- America's Annual Health Care Quality Check Up
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Getting Efficient, High Quality Care