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Blog Post/PodcastThe YOU FIRST Approach to Quality Measurement

Published 04.18.2024
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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…

Blog Post/PodcastCross-Sector Collaboration: New Research and Recommendations

Published 03.20.2024
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New recommendations help health care organizations (HCOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) build and sustain partnerships that solve challenges each organization can’t tackle alone. The Problem…

Blog Post/PodcastExpanding What We Know About Smart Use of Antibiotics

Published 02.26.2024
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Responsible Stewards of Antibiotic Use, our project to spread the word about smart use of antibiotics, has progressed to the second phase.   This milestone matters…

Blog Post/PodcastInside Health Care #125: The Digital Drive from Sick Care to Value-Based Care

Published 02.14.2024
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In this episode, we highlight two companies that leverage data from many different sources to create a more complete picture of a person’s health. The…

Blog Post/PodcastBehavioral Health Networks: What We Know Now

Published 02.08.2024
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Improving Accountability for Behavioral Health Care Access is our latest white paper summarizing savvy measurement of behavioral health networks. Developed in consultation with The Sozosei…

Blog Post/PodcastWhat CMS’s New Interoperability Rules Mean for Quality

Published 01.25.2024
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We’ve announced that we heartily agree with new rules CMS released last week to advance nationwide data interoperability. The rules: Mandate specific APIs for health…

Blog Post/PodcastNCQA Reflects on Nancy Adler’s Legacy

Published 01.12.2024
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The recent passing of psychologist Nancy Adler, PhD, is a loss for both the quality movement and everyone who works to improve health equity. Nancy…

Blog Post/PodcastWhy the Public Comment Period that Closes Monday is Different

Published 01.08.2024
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Two unusual features distinguish the NCQA public comment period that closes January 15. These unique aspects mean participating in public comment is a valuable opportunity…

Blog Post/PodcastInside Health Care #121: Peggy O'Kane and Driving Digital Transformation in 2024

Published 12.20.2023
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We close 2023 with our annual year-end State of Health Care interview with NCQA President Peggy O’Kane. In this…

Blog Post/PodcastHighlights of 2023 Illuminate 2024 Priorities

Published 12.14.2023
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Ten popular blog posts from 2023 reveal what’s on our minds and what’s coming in 2024. What Our President Told 1,500 Summit Guests NCQA President…

Blog Post/PodcastWhat Our President Told 1,500 Summit Guests About Quality

Published 10.26.2023
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On October 23, 2023, NCQA President Peggy O’Kane welcomed 1,500 quality advocates from 50 states, Puerto Rico, Denmark, Canada and India to Orlando, Florida, for…

Blog Post/PodcastInside Health Care #120: Bringing PCMH Back Home and Digging into Supplemental Data

Published 12.06.2023
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In this episode of our “Inside Health Care” podcast, we hear two interviews that each demonstrate how close we are to solving the challenges of…