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Blog Post/PodcastPerson-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…
Blog Post/PodcastHealth 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…
Blog Post/PodcastSunsetting eCQM Certification Lets New Options Shine
ncqa.org/blog/sunsetting-ecqm-certification-lets-new-options-shine/NCQA is closing the Electronic Clinical Quality Measurement (eCQM) Certification program we launched in 2016 to make way for new programs that reflect and reinforce…
Blog Post/PodcastHealth care Quality Congress 2019
ncqa.org/blog/healthcare-quality-congress-2019/Dallas delivered a quality time. NCQA’s Director of HEDIS Policy Cindy Ottone framed it from the podium. The Health Care Quality Congress is a HEDIS-geek safe…
Blog Post/PodcastTaskforce on Telehealth Policy: Virtual Medical Home Proposal
ncqa.org/blog/taskforce-on-telehealth-policy-virtual-medical-home-proposal/We have recently heard from a couple of close and valued allies in the primary care movement with concerns about a proposed pilot program included…
Blog Post/PodcastNext Steps To Advance Using Aggregated Data In Quality Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/next-steps-to-advance-using-aggregated-data-in-quality-measurement/In November, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced the results of its Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program pilot. Three health information exchanges in…
Blog Post/PodcastState Health IT Summit Explores Quality's Digital Future
ncqa.org/blog/state-health-it-summit-explores-qualitys-digital-future/COVID-19 laid bare many issues in the health care system—but it’s also a catalyst for real change and transformation. Ideas that were adaptable, but slow-moving,…
Blog Post/PodcastPerson-Centered Outcomes: Opportunities for Your Quality Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/person-centered-outcomes-opportunities-for-your-quality-measurement/There is consensus. Using measures to ascertain the quality of delivered health care is a good thing. However, there are concerns too. Are there too…
Blog Post/PodcastTell Your HEDIS History: A Call for Case Studies
ncqa.org/blog/tell-your-hedis-history-a-call-for-case-studies/NCQA seeks Health Effectiveness Data Information Set (HEDIS) case studies to be featured in our NCQA Blog and the next HEDIS Measurement Year (MY) 2023…
Blog Post/PodcastSpecialty Pharmacy: New Accreditation Program, Same Value(s)
ncqa.org/blog/specialty-pharmacy-new-accreditation-program-same-values/These are exciting times at NCQA. First, last week's release of HEDIS® 2022. Now, new products that apply NCQA's values of measurement, accountability and transparency…
Blog Post/PodcastData Aggregator Validation Launches: Helps Ensure Accurate Clinical Data
ncqa.org/blog/data-aggregator-validation-launches-helps-ensure-accurate-clinical-data/It's good to be on board. Healthcare's digital revolution is well underway, and NCQA has launched a new program that helps organizations ensure clinical data…
Blog Post/PodcastMedicaid Innovation in North Carolina: A Fireside Discussion
ncqa.org/blog/medicaid-innovation-north-carolina-a-fireside-discussion/A systems thinker. That’s how NCQA’s president Margaret (Peggy) O’Kane describes North Carolina’s Secretary for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mandy Cohen. Secretary Mandy Cohen and Peggy O’Kane sat down for…