NCQA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

NCQA seeks comments on the following: Five new measures. About HEDIS and Public Comment HEDIS measures of clinical quality and patient experience are based on scientific evidence. About HEDIS and Public Comment HEDIS measures of clinical quality and patient experience are based on scientific evidence. NCQA proposes: 1.)

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NCQA

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A December 12 webinar featuring NCQA researchers and our partners from Reproductive Health Impact (RH Impact) highlights our newest ideas on a vital quality topic: birth equity. What’s New The Birth Equity Accountability through Measurement (BEAM) initiative is a fruitful collaboration between NCQA and RH Impact. Register anyway.

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NCQA

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Peggy O’Kane We close 2023 with our annual year-end State of Health Care interview with NCQA President Peggy O’Kane. With new digital products, digital quality implementers and digital solutions to reveal—and reverse—health care disparities, NCQA stands ready to take the lead on advancing quality for everyone.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The KONZA-Quality Connection NCQA staff who’ve had the chance to work with KONZA know the organization as an example of the “network of networks” strategy QHIN entails. We at NCQA also know KONZA as a trailblazer in clinical information-sharing. NCQA’s vision of digitalizing quality measurement to support interoperability.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this episode of Inside Health Care, we present two interviews that each ask really basic, yet complex, questions about health care. Three experts remind us that there is help to implement evidence-based alcohol health care—free resources from NCQA and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA].

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NCQA

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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 NCQA’s largest event ever, the Health Innovation Summit 2023. Read her opening remarks to know where NCQA is headed: Thank you all for being here. We are so excited.

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NCQA

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this episode, we talk with two health tech leaders, interviewed during NCQA’s 2023 Health Innovation Summit in Orlando, Florida, about their strategies and successes in using digital tools that can ultimately reveal and resolve gaps in health care delivery. Sebastian Seiguer Sebastian Seiguer , is co-founder and CEO of Scene Health.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Our recent webinar , How States Can Leverage NCQA’s LTSS Programs and Programmatic Updates Beginning in 2024, told state Medicaid agencies what they need to know about this dynamic field, including: LTSS program requirements. State adoption of NCQA’s LTSS programs. Reporting HEDIS LTSS measures.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In September, NCQA was awarded an $18 million contract from the CMS Office of Minority Health for a project to reduce disparities in health care and increase health equity for disadvantaged populations. Learn more about NCQA initiatives to advance health equity. The project will run up to 5 years.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this episode of Inside Health Care, we present two interviews that each ask really basic, yet complex, questions about health care. Three experts remind us that there is help to implement evidence-based alcohol health care—free resources from NCQA and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA].

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NCQA

AUGUST 1, 2023

Every year, NCQA updates and releases measures in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS ® ). NCQA also continues the transition to Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) reporting. NCQA reassessed how these seven measures identify individuals with diabetes. To learn how we’re doing this, click here.

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NCQA

AUGUST 16, 2023

He’s also a member of NCQA’s Board of Directors. Dr. Glaser will also be at NCQA’s second annual Health Innovation Summit in October 2023. Nicole McLean is an accreditation manager for Centene, and she spends much of her time working with NCQA on our LTSS programs. But which services are included in LTSS? What could they be?

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NCQA

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this episode of “Inside Health Care,” we chat with a prominent NCQA board member about flipping fee-for-service models to value-based models, all in order to ease digital transformation. Then, we talk about the challenges and true rewards of pursuing Credentialing Accreditation.

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NCQA

AUGUST 16, 2023

NCQA now validates FHIR output files as part of our Data Aggregator Validation program. Our new FHIR output option aligns with data exchange requirements from NCQA HEDIS CORE, CARIN v1.1.0, Cozeva leaders appeared on our podcast to talk about how they view opportunities to standardize data. and US Core v3.1.1

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NCQA

JANUARY 25, 2024

Behavioral health—which we define as the promotion of psychological wellbeing, including the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders—is a 2024 priority for NCQA. We know that treating patients with behavioral health diagnoses costs about $900 more per person per month compared to patients without such a diagnosis.

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NCQA

DECEMBER 28, 2023

NCQA and our colleagues at Reproductive Health Impact (RH Impact) have finished the first part of our three-phase collaboration to help align all levels of the health care system toward birth equity. Stimulate systems-level dialogue about accountability. Go Deeper To learn more about BEAM: Visit the BEAM webpage.

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NCQA

APRIL 21, 2023

The NCQA Education Department offers five webinars about antibiotics stewardship on-demand for free through December 2023. About the Webinars Antibiotic resistance caused by inappropriate use of antibiotics is a serious problem we discuss often. The post Get Continuing Education Credits for FREE appeared first on NCQA.

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JUNE 7, 2023

On this episode of Inside Health Care, we feature two interviews celebrating winners of two different NCQA awards: a NCQA 2022 Health Innovation Award and a 2022-2023 PCMH CCE Quality Award Winner. Denean Anderson NCQA PCMH Recognition is like a seal of approval for quality assurance.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

At the 2023 NCQA Health Innovation Summit, he led a session titled “Pursuing the North Star: A high performing, equitable health care system”. At this year’s NCQA Health Innovation Summit, Dr. King joined the dais in a session titled “No Quality without Equity”. And in his view, the use of this data is doing more harm than good.

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NCQA

MAY 24, 2023

On this episode of Inside Health Care, we talk about acupuncture, yoga and a host of other “alternative” therapies with a health leader in the U.S. After that, we explore a newly announced breakthrough in digitalization exploration with NCQA’s Chief Technology Officer. government. on integrative medicine.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Sepheen Byron , Assistant Vice President, Performance Measurement at NCQA, you’ll hear about one such effort to see what we’ve learned about, and gain new insights into approaches to care, from review of pandemic care. In September 2023, NCQA released a white paper summarizing the roundtable’s discussions and their conclusions.

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NCQA

JULY 5, 2023

On this episode of Inside Health Care, we talk Medicaid with a large, equity-focused provider about the end of the Fed’s pandemic-related emergency Medicaid provisions. We talked about the challenges of getting people on board with quality measurement. Later on, some fast facts for you in observance of World Hepatitis Day.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A Call for Standardization In March 2023, NCQA and the American Diabetes Association invited a panel of health care experts to a roundtable discussion on DDT standards and quality measures. Next Steps To learn more about how to advance diabetes care: Download the DDT white paper. Learn about our Diabetes Recognition Program.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

NCQA and Reproductive Health Impact: The Collaborative for Equity and Justice are using quality measurement to make having a baby less dangerous for Black people. Read more about the project. The post Making “Birthing While Black” Safe, Equitable appeared first on NCQA. What’s Next? Stay tuned for more insights and findings!

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NCQA

MARCH 7, 2024

Day 2 was an interactive dive into NCQA Health Equity Accreditation. This successful event is a model for future NCQA conferences about building better, more equitable care. The post Top Takeaways from the Health Equity Forum appeared first on NCQA. Collecting detailed data helps you “see” people as complex individuals.

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NCQA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

“ It’s a marathon, not a sprint ,” said Liz Fowler, Director at the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), during a recent Fireside Chat with NCQA Executive Vice President Eric Schneider. NCQA is eager to continue the conversation on multi-payer alignment and tracking state innovations.

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dr. Edward Juhn After that, Inland Empire Health Plan Chief Quality Officer Dr. Edward Juhn talks about “algorithmic bias,” a software-based anomaly that may adversely affect population health metrics that drive research on equity.

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NCQA

MAY 10, 2023

Later in the show, we’ll hear some fast facts regarding Stroke Awareness Month, including warning signs from the CDC and info about NCQA’s Heart/Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP). The post Inside Health Care #105: Dr. Pippa Shulman and the Growth of Hospital at Home appeared first on NCQA.

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NCQA

APRIL 19, 2023

In a recent webinar about the transformation of quality measurement, NCQA Chief Technology Officer Ed Yurcisin (introduced here and interviewed here ) covered a range of topics, perhaps none more important than his reassurance, “FHIR is not scary technology.” NCQA and HEDIS require mandated data sets.

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NCQA

JUNE 21, 2023

Six NCQA leaders will share insights into quality measurement’s present and future at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, June 24–27. Come to our sessions, if you’re attending the conference, or Contact us after it’s over, to find out what NCQA shared at the event.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What can the success of COVID-19 vaccination strategies teach us about other vaccines? NCQA encourages health plans, providers and health systems to: Download and read the white paper. Watch our September 28 webinar about the paper’s recommendations.

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NCQA

MARCH 21, 2024

NCQA Director of Health Equity Dr. Bryan O. During these visits, Bryan and his sister got to talk with and know the village’s residents, and to learn about their lives and struggles. Health equity isn’t only about closing gaps, it’s about saving lives. How to advance health equity.

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NCQA

MARCH 1, 2023

Through clips from six interviews over the past few years, we explore the evolution of these two concepts—both now pillars of NCQA programming. We’re grateful for the discussions to come, including talks about gender equity , birth equity , remote care , hospital at home and behavioral health.

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We seek comments about: Revisions to diabetes measures. NCQA seeks comment on the following proposed retirements: HEDIS Measurement Year 2024 Ambulatory Care. About HEDIS and Public Comment HEDIS comprises measures of clinical quality and patient experience that are based on scientific evidence. Retirement of several measures.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

That’s why we write about it often. The CDC reports about 35,000 people die each year from antibiotic-resistant infections. That’s about as many who die from causes that get far more attention. Can educate members about illnesses that call for an antibiotic. Is more common than you might think.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Tcheng will be presenting a session on the CardX FHIR Accelerator at NCQA’s annual Health Innovation Summit , coming October 2023. with information about osteoarthritis. We also give a rundown of NCQA’s HEDIS OMW measure, namely Osteoporosis Management in Women Who Had a Fracture.

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NCQA

MARCH 27, 2023

Quality Talks is about new and different ways of thinking. Find out about other speakers here , here and here.) Thinking Big About Big Systems Another speaker leading a crusade to change the status quo is Bechara Choucair, MD. The post Three Speakers Will Inspire You to Rethink Care Delivery appeared first on NCQA.

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