Health Innovation Summit 2026

NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit brings together leaders from across the health care landscape to chart a bold path forward for the future of health care quality and innovation.

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Comprehensive Credentialing Guide

NCQA Credentialing Accreditation strengthens patient safety and improves credentialing and recredentialing. Our eBook, A Comprehensive Guide to NCQA Credentialing Programs, gives you the essential insights to get started.

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Time for a new HEDIS® training tool for your team?

Master the essentials of health care quality measurement with HEDIS 101 to jumpstart your understanding the nation’s most trusted performance metrics.

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NCQA At a Glance

For more than 35 years, NCQA has championed better health care for all by advancing transparency, accountability, and enabled healthcare organizations to design processes and manage care to deliver better outcomes for patients.

group of people in office

236 Million

people enrolled in health plans that report HEDIS results to NCQA.

11,000+

accredited, recognized, or certified entities.

58,000+

clinicians in NCQA recognized practices.

400+

full-time, remote employees from across the US.

Margaret E. O’Kane

Margaret E. O’Kane founded NCQA in 1990 with a vision to measure quality to give patients better health care, better choices and better health.

Last updated January 2026