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Blog Post/Podcast NCQA Board Adds William Shrank, MD, Humana CMO
ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-board-adds-william-shrank-md-humana-cmo/The National Committee for Quality Assurance is pleased to welcome Dr. William Shrank, Chief Medical and Corporate Affairs Officer at Humana to its Board of…
Blog Post/Podcast HEDIS® Public Comment Closes Thursday
ncqa.org/blog/hedis-public-comment-opens-next-week/Public comment is your opportunity to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and feasibility of new and revised measures for HEDIS®. Feedback NCQA receives…
Blog Post/Podcast Sign Up Now - The Future of HEDIS: Digital Measures and Equity
ncqa.org/blog/the-future-of-hedis-digital-measures-and-equity/HEDIS public comment and NCQA’s most popular webinar series converge in an important event on February 24. The quarterly webinars that comprise* our Future of…
Blog Post/Podcast Presidential Pitch: Robust, Rapid and Relevant Patient Experience Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/presidential-pitch-robust-rapid-and-relevant-measurement/It’s our life’s work at NCQA. We measure performance to inform health care quality improvement. Measuring patient experience is an essential component. The government long…
Blog Post/Podcast Lessons Learned: Real-World Recommendations for Building a Community Resource Referral Platform
ncqa.org/blog/recommendations-for-community-resource-referral-platform/This post is a direct result of NCQA’s promise to research and recommend resolutions for addressing inequity and the social determinants of health (SDOH). We’re…
Blog Post/Podcast CMS Quality Conference: New Digital Deadline, Aligned Priorities
ncqa.org/blog/cms-quality-conference-new-digital-deadline-aligned-priorities/We can’t let a full week close before we congratulate CMS on its successful annual Quality Conference. We’re enthusiastic supporters of much of what we…
Blog Post/Podcast Meet the Quality Talks Speaker: PCORI’s Nakela Cook, MD
ncqa.org/blog/meet-the-quality-talks-speaker-pcoris-nakela-cook/NCQA visited (remotely) with Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, last week. She is one of ten informative and inspiring speakers in the 2021 Quality Talks…
Blog Post/Podcast Meet the Quality Talks Speaker: Equity Researcher Marcee Wilder, MD
ncqa.org/blog/meet-the-quality-talks-speaker-equity-researcher-marcee-wilder-md/NCQA caught up with Marcee Wilder, MD, MS, MPH, just before her compelling presentation at Quality Talks 2021. There's just one day left to register.…
Blog Post/Podcast The Road to Equity: The Fight Continues
ncqa.org/blog/the-road-to-equity-the-fight-continues/During April, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) recognized “National Minority Health Month” and hosted a two-day online…
Blog Post/Podcast New Home and Community-Based Services Funds, NCQA Opportunities
ncqa.org/blog/hcbs-opportunity/The American Rescue Plan Act could be the answer for organizations seeking to create or strengthen Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs. The pandemic-fueled rescue plan increases federal matching rates (FMAP) for Medicaid HCBS spending by…
Blog Post/Podcast Presentation Recap: OUD: Are We Getting the Care to Those Who Need It?
ncqa.org/blog/abstract-recap-oud-are-we-getting-the-care-to-those-who-need-it/Good News: Lots of attention being paid to making evidence-based care available for opioid use disorder. However, we know very little about whether all the…
Blog Post/Podcast Presentation Recap: Quantifying COVID’s Disruption on SNF Care
ncqa.org/blog/poster-recap-quantifying-covids-disruption-on-snf-care/People who care about quality and how to pay for it are interested in what happened at Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) during the pandemic’s early…