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Presentation Recap: NCQA Chronic Pain Study May Have Health Equity Implications
ncqa.org/blog/abstract-recap-ncqa-chronic-pain-study-may-have-health-equity-implications/If someone in America is disabled, chronic pain is usually why. Guideline recommend that clinicians use structured assessments to check how pain affects patients’ ability…
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Bridge the Data Gap: NCQA's Research Experience Supports Employers' Health Equity Effort
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…
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NCQA Seeks Public Comment on Health Equity Accreditation, Physician and Hospital Quality Certification
ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-seeks-public-comment-on-health-equity-accreditation-physician-and-hospital-quality-certification/NCQA seeks feedback on proposed changes to its Accreditation/Certification programs. Review the full details on NCQA’s website. You can submit comments on the following program…
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Empowering Organizations to Address Gaps in Care: Putting Health Equity Analytics Methods into Practice
ncqa.org/blog/empowering-organizations-to-address-gaps-in-care-putting-health-equity-analytics-methods-into-practice/Authors: Rachel Harrington, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Health Equity Sciences, NCQA;Â Alana Burke, MPP, MPH, Director, Quality Measurement and Research Group, NCQA;Â Shawn Trivette, PhD, Data Scientist…
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Kids Smiles: Solving Data Challenges for Health Equity Accreditation
ncqa.org/blog/kids-smiles-solving-data-challenges-for-health-equity-accreditation/We’re excited to share the story of Kids Smiles—the first dental clinic to earn NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation. Data is key to measuring and improving…
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Helping CMS Office of Minority Health Advance Health Equity
ncqa.org/blog/helping-cms-office-of-minority-health-advance-health-equity/As we announced on October 23, NCQA has won a $18 million contract from the CMS Office of Minority Health to reduce disparities in health…
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Health Equity Accreditation Plus: 9 Pioneers Show It Works
ncqa.org/blog/health-equity-accreditation-plus-9-pioneers-show-it-works/Seven health plans and two health systems finished a pilot project in September to test new NCQA standards for assessing health equity. By successfully completing…
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Social well-being in the workplace: An equity perspective
ncqa.org/blog/social-well-being-in-the-workplace-an-equity-perspective/By Neepa Patel, CEO of WellRight, and Vanessa Guzman, president of SmartRise Health Since the beginning of time, humans have valued and prioritized social connection.…
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Three Stories Illuminate How to Improve Health Equity
ncqa.org/blog/three-stories-illuminate-how-to-improve-health-equity/NCQA Director of Health Equity Dr. Bryan O. Buckley’s remarks to open day 2 of the Health Equity Forum were a highlight of that first-of-its kind event.…
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Success Story: WellSpan’s Health Equity Accreditation Experience
ncqa.org/blog/success-story-wellspans-health-equity-accreditation-experience/Are you considering pursuing NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation? If you’re exploring whether this program is right for you, you might want to hear from organizations,…
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Putting Health Equity in Action for Your Business
ncqa.org/blog/putting-health-equity-in-action-for-your-business/By Joneigh Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health Health equity, defined by the CDC as the ability for…
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Putting Equity Into Practice at the Health Innovation Summit
ncqa.org/blog/putting-equity-into-practice-at-the-health-innovation-summit/If you’re seeking a spark of inspiration to move your health equity agenda forward, NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit is the place to find it! From…