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Blog Post/Podcast HEDIS MY 2023: See What’s New, What’s Changed and What’s Retired
ncqa.org/blog/hedis-my-2023-see-whats-new-whats-changed-and-whats-retired/Every year, NCQA updates and releases measures in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®). This process ensures that they remain relevant and feasible…
Blog Post/Podcast New Care Models are on the Agenda at Quality Talks
ncqa.org/blog/new-care-models-are-on-the-agenda-at-quality-talks/One reason we're looking forward to Quality Talks on April 21 is the 10 speakers we've curated have big ideas on new ways to organize…
Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care #76: Dr. Sally Friedman & the Call for Continuous Monitoring with Mealtime Insulin
ncqa.org/blog/inside-health-care-76-dr-sally-friedman-the-call-for-continuous-monitoring-with-mealtime-insulin/In this episode of "Inside Health Care", we discuss the "hospital at home" health care model with two experts in remote care. Dr. Sally Friedman…
Blog Post/Podcast The Big Deal: States Extend Post-Partum Medicaid Benefits Â
ncqa.org/blog/the-big-deal-states-extend-post-partum-medicaid-benefits/Illinois has made a big move, one we hope inspires others to follow its lead. The state made a real commitment to improving maternal outcomes last week when it became the first to extend Medicaid post-partum benefits…
Blog Post/Podcast Improving care for those with advanced illness and frailty
ncqa.org/blog/improving-care-advanced-illness-frailty/For many people, there is a point in life where frailty or advanced illness begin to impact function and overall quality of life. What’s meaningful…
Blog Post/Podcast Driving Health Plan Quality: A Call to Action for Employers
ncqa.org/blog/driving-health-plan-quality-a-call-to-action-for-employers/It’s a well-known fact that health quality varies greatly across the country. It varies across physicians, hospitals, and – as we know from our own…
Blog Post/Podcast Helping Employers Use Data to Identify High Quality Health Plans
ncqa.org/blog/helping-employers-use-data-to-identify-high-quality-health-plans/After learning more about the process and criteria with which employers select a health plan, we decided to go on the road (or Zoom in…
Blog Post/Podcast Reflecting on PRIDE Month: Health Care Disparities
ncqa.org/blog/reflecting-on-pride-month-health-care-disparities/People and organizations everywhere celebrated PRIDE month in June--a time to honor and support the LGBTQ community. PRIDE month was also an occasion to acknowledge…
Blog Post/Podcast Measure Update: Improving care for individuals receiving palliative care
ncqa.org/blog/measure-update-improving-care-for-individuals-receiving-palliative-care/We have a measure update you should know about. Starting in measurement year 2020, NCQA added a cross-cutting exclusion to 15 HEDIS measures for palliative…
Blog Post/Podcast Kidney Health: A New HEDIS Measure
ncqa.org/blog/kidneyhealth/AÂ measure that improves kidney health nationwide, especially for those most at risk. That's the vision for the Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients with Diabetes…
Blog Post/Podcast ICYMI: A Quality Talks Recap
ncqa.org/blog/icymi-a-quality-talks-recap/In case you missed it... It wasn't the gathering in Washington we all love, but by all accounts, it was a huge success--compelling speakers, timely…
Blog Post/Podcast COVID-19 and Employer Sponsored Health Programs
ncqa.org/blog/covid-19-employer-sponsored-health-programs/The Importance of Employer Sponsored Health Programs During COVID-19 and Beyond The COVID-19 global pandemic has brought many challenges—especially for employers that are trying to…