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Blog Post/PodcastLearn from Our Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network

Published 05.02.2023
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To cap National Minority Health Month in April, at the end of the month we launched our Race and Ethnicity Stratification Learning Network. The network…

Blog Post/PodcastWhat New OMB Rules and Race and Ethnicity Mean for You

Published 04.30.2024
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NCQA is updating our programs to match the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) new rules for collecting data on race and ethnicity, released March…

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/PodcastHEDIS® Public Comment Period Is Now Open

Published 02.13.2024
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NCQA’s public comment period is open and ready for your input. Public comment is your opportunity to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and…

Blog Post/PodcastHeads Up: HEDIS Public Comment Opens Next Week

Published 02.06.2024
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Public comment is your opportunity to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and feasibility of new and revised HEDIS measures. The feedback NCQA receives…

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/PodcastImproving Quality Measurement for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Published 04.12.2022
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Colorectal cancer represents 8 percent of all new cancer cases and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. [1] While…

Blog Post/PodcastHEDIS MY 2023: See What’s New, What’s Changed and What’s Retired

Published 08.01.2022
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Every year, NCQA updates and releases measures in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®). This process ensures that they remain relevant and feasible…

Blog Post/PodcastDemystifying AI and Machine Learning

Published 08.09.2022
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A highlight of the Digital Quality Summit 2022 was the panel discussion, Demystifying AI and ML: How Algorithms Can Improve the Quality of Clinical Workflow.…

Blog Post/PodcastStratified Measures: How HEDIS Can Enhance Health Equity

Published 10.18.2022
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Episode 12 in NCQA’s longest and best attended webinar series, The Future of HEDIS, focused on how quality advocates can use HEDIS to investigate, illuminate…

Blog Post/PodcastHeads Up: HEDIS® Public Comment Opens Next Week

Published 02.09.2023
ncqa.org/blog/heads-up-hedis-public-comment-opens-next-week-2/

Public comment is your annual opportunity to weigh in on the relevance, scientific soundness and feasibility of new and revised measures for HEDIS. Your feedback…