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Navigating the Future of Better Health Care Explore the forefront of health care excellence with Quality Matters, the NCQA podcast that delves into digital transformation, health equity, and quality standards, offering actionable insights for industry leaders and innovators.

Another great listen: Quality Talks with Peggy O'Kane

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Trump and the Digital Quality Transformation
May 14, 2025 |21:21
Ryan Howells
Principal, Leavitt Partners
To modernize health care infrastructure, the Trump administration seeks a major change. Levitt Partners’ suggestions include increased use of APIs.

Despite their promise, outdated systems, inconsistent policy support and lack of trust between payers and providers have slowed the widespread use of APIs.

Levitt Partners proposes a regional "tables of trust" approach to drive adoption technology by shifting federal policy towards API certification, ultimately aiming to modernize data exchange, improve quality and reduce burden.
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The Next Four Years of Quality: What Trump’s Team Should Do Now
May 1, 2025 |19:58
Eric Musser, MPH
Vice President, Federal Affairs, NCQA

One-hundred days into the second Trump administration, Quality Matters host Andy Reynolds welcomes Eric Musser, Vice President of Federal Affairs at NCQA, for an insightful discussion about NCQA’s recommendations to the Trump administration for improving health care quality. Eric shares ideas to shape a strong quality future for value-based care, digital health infrastructure and behavioral […]

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22
Sanjula Jain
What Have We Learned About Health Care Economics?
April 16, 2025 |19:52
Sanjula Jain
Senior Vice President of Market Strategy and Chief Research Officer, Trilliant Health
Brittany Cunningham, DNP, MSN, RN, CSSBB
Vice President, Episodes of Care and Population Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Tiffany Inglis, MD
National Medical Director for Women and Children’s Health, Carelon Health

In this special edition of Quality Matters, we explore what three powerful conversations have taught us about one of health care’s most pressing and perplexing questions: What do we know about the economics of care in America, and how can we make substantial, sustainable improvements? We look back at previous episodes of Quality Matters to […]

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Sneak Preview: Health Quality Forum 2025
April 2, 2025 |19:51
Stacy Grundy, DrPH
Director, Quality Sciences Innovation, NCQA
Rachel Harrington, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Health Equity Sciences, NCQA
Kristine Toppe
Vice President, State Affairs, NCQA

In this episode, we sit down with NCQA leaders Stacy Grundy, Rachel Harrington and Kristine Toppe for a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Health Quality Forum 2025, and a discussion about the complexities and possibilities of modern health care, with a focus on data sharing and strategies to address health inequities. Learn about data-driven collaborations […]

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Chronic Kidney Disease is a Quality Priority
March 20, 2025 |19:00
Benjamin Oldfield, MD, MHS
Chief Medical Officer, Unity Health Care

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects millions, yet remains largely hidden. On this episode of Quality Matters, Dr. Ben Oldfield, Chief Medical Officer at Unity Health Care, joins host Andy Reynolds to unpack why this “silent killer” is so hard to detect, discuss and emphasize. Ben reveals the challenges of diagnosing CKD in community health centers […]

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