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SUMMARY:NCQA Advanced Credentialing: Strategies Beyond Compliance
DESCRIPTION:About this Webinar Training\nNCQA Advanced Credentialing: 
 Strategies Beyond Compliance\nParticipants will engage in 
 scenario-based learning and peer-to-peer collaboration to 
 explore the most challenging aspects of NCQA’s 
 credentialing standards. Through guided discussion and 
 real-world application\, learners will leave with actionable 
 strategies they can use to strengthen their credentialing 
 programs. A working knowledge of Credentialing will be 
 beneficial for a successful learning experience. Course 
 topics are not exclusive to NCQA requirements but are 
 applicable to NCQA requirements for both Health Plan 
 Accreditation (HPA) and Credentialing Accreditation.\n\nKey 
 Topics:\n\n\nOngoing Monitoring\nInformation 
 Integrity\nSanctions and Exclusions\nCredentialing 
 Application\nQuality Improvement Best Practices\n\nWhat You 
 Will Learn\n\n·  Analyze complex NCQA credentialing 
 requirements to identify and address areas that most 
 commonly result in confusion or noncompliance.\nApply 
 strategic and operational approaches that streamline 
 credentialing processes while maintaining alignment with 
 NCQA’s standards. Evaluate real-world scenarios to 
 determine effective corrective actions\, documentation 
 methods\, and compliance evidence.\nCollaborate with peers to 
 synthesize shared insights and best practices that enhance 
 data integrity\, timelines\, and oversight in credentialing 
 programs. Design and implement proactive\, data=driven 
 quality improvement strategies that move credentialing 
 beyond compliance to continuous performance 
 excellence.\nExplain current modifications and updates to 
 NCQA requirements.\n\n                                       
                                                              
                                                         
 \n\nWho Should Attend\n\nCredentialing and Provider Network 
 Managers\nDelegation Oversight Coordinators\nHealth Plan and 
 CVO Credentialing Staff\nNCQA Accreditation and Compliance 
 Specialists\nQuality and Compliance Specialist\nState 
 Officials\n\nFaculty\n\n Tammy MacDonald\, MPH\n\nTammy 
 Macdonald is an independent consultant\, helping health care 
 organizations earn and maintain NCQA accreditation or 
 certification. She has 20+ years of accreditation knowledge 
 and has worked in leadership roles positions within NCQA\, 
 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Elevance Health (formerly 
 known as Anthem). Tammy was the Staff Vice President of 
 Accreditation and Quality Programs through December 2024\, 
 where her teams managed the accreditation process for 
 Medicare\, Medicaid\, commercial and exchange health plans and 
 affiliated companies. She is also an active NCQA 
 Surveyor.\n\nMs. Macdonald earned her MPH from the 
 University of North Texas Health Science 
 Center.\n\nContinuing Education\nThis is a non-accredited 
 activity.\n\nDisclosure of Relevant Financial 
 Relationships\nThe National Committee for Quality Assurance 
 (NCQA) endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council 
 for Continuing Medical Education which specify that sponsors 
 of continuing medical education activities and presenters at 
 and planners for these activities disclose any relevant 
 financial relationships either party might have with 
 commercial companies whose products or services are 
 discussed in educational presentations.\n\nFor sponsors\, 
 relevant financial relationships include large research 
 grants\, institutional agreements for joint initiatives\, 
 substantial gifts\, or other relationships that benefit the 
 institution.  For presenters or planning committee members\, 
 relevant financial relationships include the receipt of 
 research grants from a commercial company\, consultancies\, 
 honoraria\, travel\, or other benefits\, or having a 
 self-managed equity interest in a company\; or having an 
 immediate family member or partner with such a 
 relationship.\n\nDisclosure of a relationship is not 
 intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but 
 is made to provide participants with information that might 
 be of potential importance to their evaluation of a 
 presentation.\n\nRelevant financial relationships exist with 
 the following companies/organizations:\n\nFaculty:\nTammy 
 Macdonald: None\n\nAdditional Planning Committee 
 Members:\nFelicia Khaalid: None\n\n \n\nThis program was 
 developed in part by NCQA staff.\n
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