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6 Questions (and Answers) about Value-Based Care
ncqa.org/blog/6-questions-and-answers-about-value-based-care/Recently a journalist asked NCQA leaders for a background briefing about value-based care. Here are the reporter’s six questions and our responses. 1) What are…
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Defining Success in Value-Based Care at the Health Innovation Summit
ncqa.org/blog/defining-success-in-value-based-care-at-the-health-innovation-summit/Find out which organizations are putting the “value” in value-based care at NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit, October 31–November 2, in Nashville, Tennessee. Value-based care is…
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Value-Based Care Needs to Measure What Matters to Patients
ncqa.org/blog/value-based-care-needs-to-measure-what-matters-to-patients/By Brett Kay, Director, Healthcare Quality Strategy, Strategic Customer Group, J&J Innovative Medicine Although there are many ways to measure the quality of care patients…
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State Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities
ncqa.org/blog/state-innovations-in-behavioral-care-challenges-and-opportunities/Behavioral healthcare in the U.S. faces many barriers to improved access and quality, including financial,…
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Quality Talks Inspire with Compelling Stories, Big Ideas
ncqa.org/blog/quality-talks-inspire-with-compelling-stories-big-ideas/NCQA’s 2022 Quality Talks brought nine inspiring health leaders to the stage April 21 in a hybrid in-person and online event. In short-but-powerful talks, speakers…
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Person-Centered Care and the Move to Digital Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/person-centered-care-and-the-move-to-digital-measurement/Driving innovation to promote person-centered care was one topic in a recent CMS request for information about Medicare Advantage. NCQA’s response emphasized data exchange…
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“Quality Matters” Podcast: NCQA Tips & Ideas Every 2 Weeks
ncqa.org/blog/quality-matters-podcast-ncqa-tips-ideas-every-2-weeks/Quality Matters, a new biweekly podcast series from NCQA, helps people who care about quality learn what they need to know, so they can help…
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Introducing: NCQA on FHIR
ncqa.org/blog/introducing-ncqa-on-fhir/People in health care are learning about Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®)—bedrock technology for measuring quality. As the first post in a new blog series,…
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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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The YOU FIRST Approach to Quality Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/the-you-first-approach-to-quality-measurement/A new kind of quality measure is gaining traction: Person-Centered Outcome (PCO) measures that focus on measuring what matters to patients. Mounting evidence shows PCO…
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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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Making Data Useful: See It at the Summit
ncqa.org/blog/making-data-useful/“Making Data Useful” is one of six focused topics at our Health Innovation Summit 2023. The Trouble With Today’s Health Data Remember when health data…