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Twenty-Three Vendors Earn NCQA’s Measure Certification
Certified measures are exempt from source code review during an NCQA HEDIS® Compliance AuditTM and P4P Audit ReviewTM
CMS & NCQA Release New NCQA-developed Toolkit to Improve Care for Minority Populations
Toolkit provides practical solutions to improve health care access and delivery
Guest Blog: A Survivor’s Advice on Gifting for a Loved One with Cancer
Our guest blog author, Heather Von St. James, is an 11 year mesothelioma cancer survivor who was diagnosed at the age of 36, far younger than the average mesothelioma victim.
PCMH Care Linked to Better Medication Adherence
National Study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
NCQA Seeks Public’s Help on HEDIS® Measures for Health Plan Accreditation in 2018
Health Plan Accreditation Public Comment is open November 14–December 16, 2016 for HEDIS Measures scored in 2018.
NCQA Responds to MACRA Final Rule
Final Rule is Released, NCQA’s Team of Policy Experts Available for Interviews
MACRA Final Rule – NCQA’s Response
Final Rule is Released, NCQA’s Team of Policy Experts Are Dissecting and Reacting
NCQA Awarded Grant to Test and Implement New Children’s Quality Measures
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce its selection as a new Pediatric Quality Measures Program (PQMP) grantee by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Twenty-nine Vendors Seek 2017 NCQA Measure Certification(SM)
Certified measures are exempt from source code review during an NCQA HEDIS® Compliance Audit™ and P4P Audit Review™
NCQA Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening Measure
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has updated the HEDIS®Colorectal Cancer Screening measure in order to respond to recently revised scientific guidelines by the US Preventive Services Task Force.
NCQA Releases 2016 Health Insurance Plan Ratings
More than 1,000 health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care
For-Profit Elder Care Can Be Scary if Quality Doesn’t Come First
As a self-professed “daddy’s girl,” I want to support my father’s desire to receive health care and social support services in the home where he’s lived for more than 40 years.
Media Information and Contacts
NCQA can suggest experts from the topics below. E-Mail us to request a media interview, or contact Andy Reynolds, Assistant Vice President for External Relations, at 202-955-3518.
Expertise include, but are not limited to, the following healthcare topics:
- Measurement and Quality Improvement
- HEDIS
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
- How To Find a Health Plan?
- How To Find a Provider?
- America's Annual Health Care Quality Check Up
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Getting Efficient, High Quality Care