Now We Can Validate Your FHIR Data

August 16, 2023 · Andy Reynolds

NCQA now validates FHIR output files as part of our Data Aggregator Validation program.

We announced in early August we’ve expanded our Data Aggregator service to validate FHIR files–an enhancement that conforms with key industry standards.
FHIR files can be exchanged across the health care ecosystem by Health Information Exchange (HIE) organizations, health IT vendors, and anyone else aggregating clinical data.

Why It Matters

Validating FHIR output aligns with CMS’s efforts to promote the adoption of FHIR for data sharing.
Our new FHIR output option aligns with data exchange requirements from NCQA HEDIS CORE, CARIN v1.1.0, and US Core v3.1.1 standards.

We’ve discussed that FHIR is a standard for exchanging health data electronically.
More health care organizations are using FHIR, because it offers:
- Increased interoperability: FHIR makes it easier for different health care systems to share data–a big boost to care coordination.
- Lower costs: FHIR can help reduce the cost of exchanging health data, because it’s more efficient than other options.
- Better care: FHIR can help to improve patient care by making it easier for providers to access data. This can lead to better decision-making and more timely interventions.

Cozeva, a unified data-driven platform for population health and performance management, is one of the first organizations seeking the NCQA seal for its FHIR data exchange.
- Cozeva leaders appeared on our podcast to talk about how they view opportunities to standardize data.

Data Aggregator Validation confers the NCQA seal on a data stream, applying standards to the ingestion, management, and output of clinical data.
We assess two categories of standards:
- Process, System and Data standards.
- Output Data Integrity standards.
After successfully completing the 18-week program, organizations earn one of two designations:
- Validated Data Stream: Organizations that fulfill all program requirements, including facilitating primary source verification (PSV), earn the Validated Data Stream designation.
- Certified Data Partner: Organizations responsible for one or more program standards but may lack legal access to the primary source for PSV can earn the Certified Data Partner designation.

Watch our our August 15 webinar about health information exchange, the impact of FHIR on quality measurement and the evolution of Data Aggregator Validation.