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Ed Yurcisin, Chief Technology Officer at NCQA, discusses the latest advancements that aim to streamline quality measurement, improve interoperability and accelerate the shift toward value-based care.

Lots of people talk about data interoperability.
But for people who don’t work in IT, the discussions can be hard to follow.
In this episode of Quality Matters, four experts from outside NCQA make this technical topic seem both urgent and relatable.

Health Information Exchanges and Qualified Health Information Networks are vital to building better health care, but these concepts are new to many people. Learn about data exchange from one of the field’s leaders, Laura McCrary, President and CEO of KONZA National Network.

Brad Ryan, MD, Chief Growth Officer at NCQA, joined Jeff Byers of Health Affairs to discuss the evolving state of EHRs, who owns the data, whether providers are excited about data standards, and what opportunities could be out there as health care embraces more digital efforts and arrangements.

Federal officials recently announced new rules for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). That’s big news for data interoperability and HEDIS. Two NCQA experts explain what it all means.

Digital quality measurement promises better measures with less burden. But how do we get to that better future? Rebecca Jacobson, a physician-informaticist and CEO of Astrata, shares what she has learned about incentives, the real vs. expected pace of change, plus the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats she sees in many firms’ digital strategies.