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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Despite their promise, outdated systems, inconsistent policy support and lack of trust between payers and providers have slowed the widespread use of APIs.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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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, priorities and possibilities for health policy are coming into focus.
What does it all mean for quality?
The episode of Quality Matters features the first of several discussions about recommendations to the Trump administration to shape quality's future.
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The episode of Quality Matters features the first of several discussions about recommendations to the Trump administration to shape quality's future.
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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
Three NCQA leaders share a preview of the Health Quality Forum 2025—a new conference on the quality calendar, taking place April 7–8 in Baltimore. The guests—like the forum they’re organizing—discuss challenges and opportunities shaping today’s health care landscape, from data interoperability and rural health care access, to structural solutions that reduce health care disparities.
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Digital Quality Transformation Made Simple
March 5, 2025 |22:17
Ed Yurcisin
Chief Technology Officer, NCQA
Amol Vyas
Vice President, Interoperability, NCQA
Digital transformation impacts quality. 

But its jargon can be overwhelming.
Two of NCQA’s top technologists tell you what you need to know, in clear, non-technical terms.
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Decoding Digital Transformation
February 20, 2025 |17:38
Ed Yurcisin
Chief Technology Officer, NCQA
Digital transformation impacts quality. 

But its jargon can be overwhelming.
Ed Yurcisin, NCQA’s Chief Technology Officer, is a talented interpreter of these topics.

He excels at making complex issues understandable for non-technical audiences.
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Quality’s AI Future is Now
January 22, 2025 |19:53
Aaron Neinstein, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Notable
AI is in the news and is increasingly part of people's day-to-day lives. But what does AI mean for health care quality? We examine the current state and future direction of artificial intelligence in measuring and improving health care.
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