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  1. Blog Post/Podcast New Kidney Health Resources Available Now

    Published 09.07.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/new-kidney-health-resources-available-now/

    Do you know anyone who has chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Odds are you do. About 37 million adults in the US have CKD. Even worse,…

  2. Blog Post/Podcast Bridge the Data Gap: NCQA's Research Experience Supports Employers' Health Equity Effort

    Published 09.20.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/bridge-the-data-gap-ncqas-research-experience-supports-employers-health-equity-effort/

    Employers frequently tell us the biggest roadblock to their health equity effort is identifying health disparities among their employee population. Knowing that disparities exist is…

  3. Blog Post/Podcast Health Plan Ratings: How Insurance Plans Measure Up

    Published 09.21.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/health-plan-ratings-how-insurance-plans-measure-up/

    At NCQA, the mission is always better health and better health care. The key ingredient for improvement is almost always performance measurement. Measurement creates accountability,…

  4. Blog Post/Podcast Strategies to Improve Glucose Control with Mealtime Insulin

    Published 10.12.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/strategies-to-improve-glucose-control-with-mealtime-insulin/

    The Situation Clinicians who treat individuals with types 1 and 2 diabetes (T1D, T2D) need expert guidance to evaluate, interpret the clinical significance, and apply…

  5. Blog Post/Podcast Future of HEDIS Webinar: Pandemic Results, Health Equity and Digital, Digital, Digital

    Published 10.20.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/must-see-future-of-hedis-webinar-the-pandemics-impact/

    The September 30 installment of NCQA’s best-attended webinar series, The Future of HEDIS, illuminated four new areas of knowledge for the growing universe of HEDIS…

  6. Blog Post/Podcast NCQA Launches Equity Accountability to Eliminate Stubborn Health Disparities

    Published 11.16.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-launches-equity-accountability-to-eliminate-stubborn-health-disparities/

    NCQA has always championed measurement and accountability as the keys to improving health care. Now, we're turning to those tried and true principles to tackle…

  7. Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care #67: Dr. Renee Towne & Dr. Niam Yaraghi on What to Do with the Data You Crunch

    Published 11.17.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/inside-health-care-67-dr-renee-towne-dr-niam-yaraghi-on-what-to-do-with-the-data-you-crunch/

    Everybody knows how annoying it can be when a doctor sits you down and asks you a ton of irrelevant questions, sometimes with their nose…

  8. Blog Post/Podcast PCMH Annual Reporting 2022: New Method, New Opportunities

    Published 11.30.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/pcmh-annual-reporting-2022-new-method-new-opportunities/

    What’s the Big Idea? Primary care practices that have earned NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition will use a new way to submit their Annual…

  9. Blog Post/Podcast Health Equity Measurement in Medicaid: White Paper Examines State of the Field

    Published 12.13.2021
    ncqa.org/blog/health-equity-measurement-in-medicaid-white-paper-examines-state-of-the-field/

    A new white paper shows that an increasing number of states use explicit equity measurement and accountability in their managed care programs. The paper, which examines state Medicaid programs’ current health…

  10. Blog Post/Podcast Kidney Donor Search Reflects Urgency of NCQA's Work

    Published 01.24.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/kidney-donor-search-reflects-urgency-of-ncqas-work/

    This will be a longer blog than usual because one of NCQA’s own—Vicki Beecher—is facing an all-too-common health challenge: She needs a kidney. The best…

  11. Blog Post/Podcast HEDIS® Heads Up: Public Comment Opens Next Week

    Published 02.03.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/hedis-heads-up-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. The feedback NCQA…

  12. Blog Post/Podcast HEDIS® Public Comment Period Is Now Open

    Published 02.10.2022
    ncqa.org/blog/hedis-public-comment-period-is-now-open/

    NCQA’s public comment period is open and ready for your input. Public comment is an opportunity to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and…