Physician and Hospital Quality Update

Physician and Hospital Quality: An Inside Look at the Updated Standards

 September 11, 2008 | Online (WebEx)

About the Program

NCQA’s Physician and Hospital Quality (PHQ) standards, which assess how health plans measure and report on the quality and cost of physicians and hospitals, were updated in late June.  The new standards for certification emphasize the use of standardized, third-party measures such as those endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) when measuring physician performance and promote methodological standards and transparency.

With the growing interest among purchasers and consumers for reliable, usable information on health care provider performance, many organizations beyond health plans have entered the physician measurement arena; policymakers and regulators are also taking a particularly close look at physician measurement. Join NCQA Vice President for Product Development Patricia Barrett and Assistant Vice President Ann Carson in this 90-minute program to review the new requirements and their implications for organizations that measure and report on health care provider performance.

This update incorporates agreements that came out of action by the New York Attorney General last Fall.

Program Agenda


Date and Seminar Fees

September 11, 2008
2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Online (WebEx) – Log-in information will be provided on registration.

Registration Fee:
$239 per port (one computer + one telephone connection); as many participants as desired may join at each location.  However, each additional computer and telephone connection counts as a separate registration.
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Continuing Education

NCQA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NCQA is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.4 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This educational activity is approved for 1.4 nursing education contact hours.

* Please note – You must attend the entire program to be eligible for total number of contact hours.
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