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  1. 08.31.2016

    Brent Pawlecki, MD, MMM, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Joins NCQA Board of Directors

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce the newest member of its board of directors: Brent Pawlecki, MD, MMM, Chief Health Officer for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

  2. 08.29.2016

    NCQA is Measuring Health Care-Associated Infections

    Assessing Risks For Patients Admitted to Hospitals

  3. 08.23.2016
  4. 07.25.2016

    NCQA’s New Accreditation and Distinction Programs Improve Quality of Long-Term Services and Supports

    Establishes New Standards for Nonmedical Services for Populations with Complex Needs

  5. 07.11.2016

    NCQA Seeks Public’s Help on Revisions to Colorectal Cancer Screening Measure

    Hedis® 2017 Colorectal Cancer Screening Public Comment is July 13–August 10, 2016

  6. 07.11.2016

    Premier Inc. First to Receive NCQA Certification for Electronic Clinical Quality Measures to Support HEDIS® Reporting

    New certification program enables automation of mandatory HEDIS reporting for providers and health plans, with access to certified population health data

  7. 07.07.2016

    NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Now Eligible for ABIM MOC Credit

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) jointly announce that board-certified physicians who earn NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) or Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) Recognition can now earn Practice Assessment Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points and Patient Safety MOC credit from ABIM.

  8. 07.07.2016

    Lisa Slattery Joins NCQA as VP, Accreditation & Recognition Operations

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce Lisa Slattery will join NCQA as Vice President, Accreditation & Recognition Operations, on July 11.

  9. 07.05.2016

    NCQA Updates Quality Measures For HEDIS® 2017

    Today, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released new technical specifications for the 2017 edition of health care’s most widely used performance improvement tool, the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS1).

  10. 06.28.2016

    NCQA Supports Aspects of MACRA Proposed Rule, Recommends Changes

    In comments filed in response to the proposed rule implementing the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) reiterates its strong support for the law, while recommending the final rule lay out a clear path for how clinicians can advance into more organized delivery systems with greater quality improvement potential.

  11. 06.27.2016

    Stephen O. Easterday Joins NCQA as VP, Quality Solutions Group

    The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is proud to announce Stephen O. Easterday will join the NCQA team as Vice President, Quality Solutions Group, on April 25.

  12. 06.20.2016

    Pediatric Specialists Can Claim Credit After Earning NCQA Recognition

    Here’s some good news for pediatric specialists: those who have earned Recognition in NCQA’s Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) program are now eligible to claim Part 4 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit toward medical board requirements.

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