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Blog Post/Podcast Advance Quality: A Measurement Initiative
ncqa.org/blog/advance-quality-a-measurement-initiative/Quality and measurement. The two things that drive NCQA. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and NCQA recently won a federal government grant for quality measurement…
Blog Post/Podcast Employers Focus on Quality in 2020
ncqa.org/blog/employers-focus-on-quality-in-2020/As employers enter 2020, they remain committed to improving the health of their workforce by providing comprehensive benefits that not only support, but drive, quality…
Blog Post/Podcast Public Comment Period is Open February 13 – March 13
ncqa.org/blog/heads-up-hedis-public-comment-opens-next-week/NCQA’s public comment period is open and ready for your input! Public comment is an opportunity for health plans, purchasers, consumers and other stakeholders to…
Blog Post/Podcast PCMH Recognition: Boldly Striving to be “Distinctly Different”
ncqa.org/blog/pcmh-recognition-boldly-striving-to-be-distinctly-different/There are ordinary dates in an organization’s history which become memorable milestones, and Betty Housey says June 27, 2019 is one of those days. Housey…
Blog Post/Podcast COVID-19: A Primary Care Field Report
ncqa.org/blog/covid-19-a-primary-care-field-report/We know primary care’s long history—heavy on demand, short on resources. Right? The COVID crisis will only sharpen those challenges. So when NCQA-Recognized practices reached…
Blog Post/Podcast Mental Health During a Pandemic
ncqa.org/blog/mental-health-during-a-pandemic/Are you okay? If not, we get it. This pandemic doesn’t feel good. We’re social distancing to stay safe. But for some, social distancing makes…
Blog Post/Podcast Telehealth: Patient-Centered Care at Home
ncqa.org/blog/telehealth-patient-centered-care-at-home-resources-and-guidance/We know that people working in PCMH-Recognized practices are resourceful and adaptable. Still, seeing their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been amazed…
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 Final Report: Taskforce on Telehealth Policy Delivers Blueprint for Future
ncqa.org/blog/final-report-taskforce-on-telehealth-policy-delivers-blueprint-for-future/Today, the Taskforce on Telehealth Policy (TTP) released its much-anticipated final report, identifying challenges and opportunities for telehealth in the wake of the COVID-19…
Blog Post/Podcast Telehealth Questionnaire: We Have the Results
ncqa.org/blog/telehealth-questionnaire-we-have-the-results/To inform future telehealth product assessments and care frameworks, NCQA released a questionnaire in May 2020 to learn more about telehealth platform features and the…
Blog Post/Podcast Quality Telehealth is Now: Telehealth Distinction
ncqa.org/blog/quality-telehealth-is-now-telehealth-distinction/Recognition? Distinction? You’ve heard of it right? We’re sure you know all about NCQA’s Recognition Programs for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), released in 2008, and…
Blog Post/Podcast Telehealth & Health Plan Accreditation
ncqa.org/blog/telehealth-health-plan-accreditation/COVID-19 really outdid itself this year. It severely restricted patients’ access to in-person care with roughly 70% of in-person visits being cancelled. Once that happened,…