NCQA Innovation and Best Practice Awards recognize organizations for implementing leading-edge strategies that improve quality and value, and for supporting delivery system redesign and patient engagement initiatives that both help drive integration across the delivery system and encourage person-centered care.
THE NCQA INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICE AWARDS
Congratulations to Prior Awardees!
- SWAT H2O – Access to Clean, Safe Drinking Water.
UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia - Specialty Provider Enablement Partnered with Value Based Care Solutions Achieve Better Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes.
Elevance Health - Breaking Down Health Equity Barriers with Provider-Led Bundles.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Neighbors in Health: A Statewide Program to Advance Health Equity Through the
Engagement of Community Health Workers
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey - UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida Housing Navigation Program
UnitedHealthCare Community & State, Florida Plan - How a Re-Design of an Integration of Care Model Produces Life-Changing Results
Healthy Blue Louisiana
- Integration of Care to Address Social Determinants of Health
Alliance Medical Ministry - It Takes All of Us: A Community/Member/Provider Approach to Achieving Health
Equity
Centene Corporation - “Know More: HPV”—Improving Vaccination Uptake and Closing Health
Disparities With A Digital Patient Intervention
CenCal Health
- Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc.’s Healthy at Home Initiative
Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc - Behavioral Health Homes
HealthKeepers, Inc. (Anthem) - Well Fed
UVMHN Elizabethtown Community Hospital
- Leveraging Disparities Data to Impact Member Behavior and Provider Practice Patterns
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.
Rolling Call for Proposals
NCQA’s has a rolling call for new initiatives. Proposals are accepted throughout the year with awardees being selected and recognized twice per year in Q2 and Q4. If you are leading groundbreaking initiatives in health care quality, or if you have real-world insights, proven strategies and innovative solutions to share, we want to hear from you! To learn more, view the submission form, or submit a question through My NCQA.
Suggested entry categories/topics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Behavioral Health
- Care Integration
- Digital Quality
- Health Equity
- Payer/Provider Integration
- Population Health / Care Management
- Quality Measurement/HEDIS®
- Utilization Management
- Value Based Care
- Whole-Person Health
- Credentialing
- Emerging Topics and Other Best Practices/Innovations
Evaluation criteria
NCQA uses these criteria to score submissions and determine awardees:
- Innovation and creativity
- Sustainability
- Scalability
- Impact on intended audience
- Solution is distinct from existing approaches
- Quantitative data show results/impact
- Potential for cost impact
- Potential for quality impact
- Added value for payers/providers/patients
Organization eligibility
Organizations that hold any NCQA Accreditation, Recognition, Certification or other Distinction are eligible for an Innovation Award. Initiatives led by organizations or vendors that partner with an eligible organization may also be eligible.
The selection process
The selection panel includes representatives from NCQA executives, internal and external thought leaders and the Health Innovation Summit Steering Committee. Entries are scored on completion, project scope and outcome, impact on quality improvement, patient outcomes, sustainability and scalability and innovation.
Entry due date
The call for initiatives is a rolling process. Proposals can be submitted at any time throughout the year. Awardees will be selected and announced twice per year in Q2 and Q4.
Submission form
Complete this webform to submit your initiative.
Submitting multiple initiatives
The same organization may submit multiple initiatives if each initiative is unique.
Awardee Benefits
- Engraved award.
- Winning initiative included in a submission compendium available for download on the NCQA website.
- Recording of award presentation for NCQA distribution.
- NCQA blog or podcast about the initiative.
- Press release guidance for corporate communications.
Questions?
Contact us at My NCQA.
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