# NCQA: Measuring quality\. Improving health care\.

> NCQA improves health care quality through accreditation, HEDIS® measures, credentialing, and education—trusted by health plans and providers nationwide\.

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## Pages
- [HEDIS 2018 Risk Adjustment Tables](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/hedis-2018-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables-usage-agreement/hedis-2018-risk-adjustment-tables/)
- [HEDIS 2018 Standard Pricing and Risk Adjustment Tables Usage Agreement](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/hedis-2018-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables-usage-agreement/)
- [HEDIS 2017 Standard Pricing and Risk Adjustment Tables](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/hedis-2017-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables-usage-agreement/hedis-2017-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables/)
- [HEDIS 2017 Standard Pricing and Risk Adjustment Tables Usage Agreement](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/hedis-2017-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables-usage-agreement/)
- [HEDIS 2016 Standard Pricing and Risk Adjustment Tables](https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/hedis-2016-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables-usage-agreement/hedis-2016-standard-pricing-and-risk-adjustment-tables/)

## Posts
- [Reinventing Quality in a New Era of Care: What Will It Take?](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/reinventing-quality-in-a-new-era-of-care/)
- [NCQA Launches Advanced Primary Care Pilot Program—Meet Our Primary Care Partners\!](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-launches-advanced-primary-care-pilot-program/)
- [Industry Perspective: How HIEs Support Data Quality](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/industry-perspective-how-hies-support-data-quality/)
- [NCQA Receives KLAS Points of Light Award for Demonstrating the Feasibility of Bulk FHIR Exchange](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-receives-klas-points-of-light-award-for-demonstrating-the-feasibility-of-bulk-fhir-exchange/)
- [NCQA Launches Digital Health Engagement Accreditation Program](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-launches-digital-health-engagement-accreditation-program/)

## Podcasts
- [Beyond the App: What Meaningful Digital Engagement Really Looks Like](https://www.ncqa.org/podcast/beyond-the-app-what-meaningful-digital-engagement-really-looks-like/)
- [What’s New and What’s Next for Primary Care](https://www.ncqa.org/podcast/whats-new-and-whats-next-for-primary-care/)
- [Passing the Quality Torch](https://www.ncqa.org/podcast/passing-the-quality-torch/)
- [One in Four: Making Disability a Quality Priority](https://www.ncqa.org/podcast/one-in-four-making-disability-a-quality-priority/)
- [When Exchanging \(and Trusting\) Data Grows Up](https://www.ncqa.org/podcast/when-exchanging-and-trusting-data-grows-up/)

## News
- [NCQA Names Dr\. Ari Robicsek as Inaugural Chief Medical Officer](https://www.ncqa.org/news/ncqa-names-dr-ari-robicsek-as-inaugural-chief-medical-officer/): Physician\-scientist and healthcare analytics leader joins NCQA to advance digital quality measurement, data\-driven innovation and patient\-centered outcomes\.
- [COVID\-Driven Telehealth Surge Triggers Changes to Quality Measures](https://www.ncqa.org/news/covid-driven-telehealth-surge-triggers-changes-to-quality-measures/): Revisions reinforce the use of telehealth during the pandemic and after\.
- [NCQA Launches Primary Care Measurement Advisory Panel to Help Shape the Future of Primary Care](https://www.ncqa.org/news/ncqa-launches-primary-care-measurement-advisory-panel-to-help-shape-the-future-of-primary-care/): Expert panel to shape practical, aligned quality measures that reflect real\-world primary care delivery
- [NCQA Fireside Chat, Featuring Assemblywoman Tracy Brown\-May](https://www.ncqa.org/news/ncqa-fireside-chat-featuring-assemblywoman-tracy-brown-may/)
- [NCQA Receives Grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to Advance High\-Quality Diabetes Care](https://www.ncqa.org/news/ncqa-receives-grant-from-the-helmsley-charitable-trust-to-advance-high-quality-diabetes-care/): The project will develop new diabetes quality measures, elevate digital tools and strengthen accountability for improved patient outcomes\. 

## Comment Letters
- [NCQA Comments on 2028 Medicaid HCBS Measure Set](https://www.ncqa.org/comment-letter/ncqa-comments-on-2028-medicaid-hcbs-measure-set/): NCQA supports the streamlining of the 2028 Medicaid HCBS Measure Set and reduction of duplicative reporting by allowing states to submit the HEDIS equivalent of required measures and highlights NCQA’s LTSS Distinction and Person\-Centered Outcome \(PCO\) Measures\.
- [NCQA Comments on ASTP’s USCDI Draft v7](https://www.ncqa.org/comment-letter/ncqa-comments-on-astps-uscdi-draft-v7/): NCQA is pleased to provide comments on the proposals and considerations outlined for USCDI version 7\.
- [NCQA Responds to ASTP’s HTI\-5 Proposed Rule](https://www.ncqa.org/comment-letter/ncqa-responds-to-astps-hti-5-proposed-rule/): NCQA responds to ASTP’s HTI\-5 proposals and supports the FHIR\-forward approach and urges further alignment of quality reporting requirements to reduce barriers and advance digital health care innovation\.
- [NCQA Comments on the 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program Proposed Rule](https://www.ncqa.org/comment-letter/ncqa-comments-on-the-2027-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare-advantage-program-proposed-rule/): NCQA supports CMS's proposed updates to the Star Ratings measure set, highlights a person\-centered approach to well\-being and emphasizes the importance of digital quality to support the future of Medicare Advantage plans in strengthening care delivery\.
- [NCQA Responds to the Senate HELP Committee's PREVENT Pandemics Act Discussion](https://www.ncqa.org/comment-letter/ncqa-responds-to-the-senate-help-committees-prevent-pandemics-act-discussion/): NCQA urges Congress to modernize exchange of electronic health information to prepare for future pandemics 

## Videos
- [State Webinar: NCQA's Advanced Primary Care Public Comment](https://www.ncqa.org/videos/state-webinar-ncqas-advanced-primary-care-public-comment/)
- [NCQA Data Aggregator Validation Program \(Animated\)](https://www.ncqa.org/videos/ncqa-data-aggregator-validation-program-animated/)
- [Q\-PASS Refresher and Q\&A](https://www.ncqa.org/videos/q-pass-refresher-and-qa/)
- [Shaping the Future of Primary Care: Insights from the Advanced Primary Care Pilot](https://www.ncqa.org/videos/shaping-the-future-of-primary-care-insights-from-the-advanced-primary-care-pilot/)
- [Turning Values into Action: How Accreditation Activated La Clinica’s Long\-Standing Mission](https://www.ncqa.org/videos/turning-values-into-action-how-accreditation-activated-la-clinicas-long-standing-mission/)

## White Papers
- [White Paper Series: Improving Quality of Care and Accountability for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease \(CKD\) and Cardiovascular\-Kidney Metabolic \(CKM\) Syndrome](https://www.ncqa.org/white-papers/advancing-care-for-chronic-kidney-disease-using-care-gaps-to-inform-a-quality-framework/)
- [The Person\-Centered Outcomes Approach Toolkit ](https://www.ncqa.org/white-papers/the-person-centered-outcomes-approach-toolkit/)
- [The Future of Telehealth Roundtable](https://www.ncqa.org/white-papers/the-future-of-telehealth-roundtable/)
- [Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide](https://www.ncqa.org/white-papers/sdoh-resource-guide/)
- [Rethinking Diabetes Care in the Digital Age](https://www.ncqa.org/white-papers/rethinking-diabetes-care-in-the-digital-age/): Adults affected by diabetes are at higher risk of developing heart failure—in fact, these conditions frequently occur simultaneously\. Patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure \(T2DM\+HF\) receive care in a complex environment with limited resources and efforts aimed at their complicated care needs\.

## Events
- [NatCon 2026](https://www.ncqa.org/events/natcon-2026/)
- [Expanding Impact Through Community\-Focused Care Accreditation](https://www.ncqa.org/events/expanding-impact-through-community-focused-care-accreditation/)
- [Building Better Care Transitions: A practical Model for Outcomes, Equity and Coordination](https://www.ncqa.org/events/building-better-care-transitions-a-practical-model-for-outcomes-equity-and-coordination/)
- [Preparing for HEDIS MY 2028: What New Risk\-Adjusted Utilization Strategies Mean for Your Organization](https://www.ncqa.org/events/preparing-for-hedis-my-2028-what-new-risk-adjusted-utilization-strategies-mean-for-your-organization/)
- [AHIP 2026](https://www.ncqa.org/events/ahip-2026/)

## Transition Hub
- [HEDIS Volume 2 Is Getting a Makeover\!](https://www.ncqa.org/resources/hedis-volume-2-is-getting-a-makeover/): NCQA is updating the format of the HEDIS Volume 2 publication for MY 2026 to support the transition to digital quality measurement\.
- [Modernizing Data Validation for HEDIS®: The Evolving Role of Primary Source Verification \(PSV\)](https://www.ncqa.org/resources/modernizing-data-validation-for-hedis-the-evolving-role-of-primary-source-verification-psv/)
- [What is Comparative Testing?](https://www.ncqa.org/resources/what-is-comparative-testing/): Comparative testing is an optional process where organizations compare digital measure results to traditional methods or prior results to assess consistency, reliability and readiness for reporting\.
- [Life of a Code for Digital Quality Measurement](https://www.ncqa.org/resources/life-of-a-code-for-digital-quality-measurement/): Follow a result/code from entry at the point of care \(POC\), all the way through to the outcome and supporting data elements at the point of care\.
- [Digital Quality Expert Series: Understanding the Practical Data Hurdles to Operationalizing HEDIS](https://www.ncqa.org/resources/digital-quality-expert-series-understanding-the-practical-data-hurdles-to-operationalizing-hedis/): CareEvolution \& NCQA to share insights on the significant operational challenges healthcare organizations face when implementing HEDIS dQMs, outlines the Essential types of capabilities required to bridge the gap between digital measurement and actionable quality improvement, and foster a collaborative discussion on enabling successful adoption across the industry\.

## Categories
- [HEDIS](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/category/hedis/)
- [Health Equity](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/category/health-equity/)
- [Digital Quality](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/category/digital-quality/)
- [Delivering Better Care](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/category/delivering-better-care/)
- [Public Policy](https://www.ncqa.org/blog/category/public-policy/)

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