Let’s Talk Digital Quality at the Health Innovation Summit
August 21, 2024 · Becky Kolinski
The transition to digital quality measurement is top of mind for everyone in the industry. If you’re wondering what that transition will look like—and what it means for your organization—NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit is the place to get answers.
From October 31–November 2, leaders from across the health care ecosystem will gather in Nashville, Tennessee, to advance health care quality and leverage technology solutions. Digital quality is one of four key themes at the summit.
“We have an outstanding group of speakers who will dive deeper into interoperability and clinical data exchange, which are the foundations of digital quality measurement,” says Allison Lance, NCQA’s Director, Digital Quality Community. “In the past, we’ve focused on educating people about what digital quality is and why it is valuable. This year, we are getting into the mechanics of it and how organizations can move forward.”
Key Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss
Transitioning from traditional quality measurement to digital quality is a complex effort. At this year’s summit, you’ll hear from experts in the field and health care organizations that are fully immersed in this important work.
Check out these digital quality sessions:
Digital Quality Transition Update
Hear the latest updates on the transition to digital quality measurement from NCQA: the timeline for digital HEDIS measures, Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) reporting, hybrid transitions, digital certification and more. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of the digital measurement transition and the next steps to help your organization ensure a successful implementation.
Connecting Quality and Health: The Impact of Collaborative Data Exchange
Health Net, a health plan serving over 106,000 members, partnered with Covered California, a state-run health insurance marketplace, to extract historical cancer screening data for enrollees previously covered by other plans. You’ll see how this initiative led to an annual exchange of historical cancer data across all plans, enhancing provider workflow and patient experience by preventing unnecessary tests.
Quality and FHIR in the Cloud: Lessons From the Early Adopter Program
Learn how 1upHealth, a modern health care data exchange, transitioned quality measurement to a cloud platform. You’ll get a full picture of the effort involved, from collecting administrative and clinical data using FHIR® APIs to using Clinical Quality Language (CQL) for HEDIS measures. Plus, 1upHealth will share a wealth of operational and technical considerations for health care payers.
Top Five Strategies to Improve Adoption of Digital Quality Measurement
Cognizant, a strategy and technology vendor, will share how its Digital Health and Analytics Maturity model helps its customers address health care disparities and expedites the transition to value-based care through digital quality. Learn how to get your data right, how to embrace FHIR and CQL to streamline measure development and more!
Embracing Interoperability to Advance HEDIS
AmeriHealth Caritas, a health plan serving 5 million members in 13 states, will share its real-world experience automating clinical data integration for HEDIS reporting. You’ll learn about the importance of choosing the right vendor partner, the implementation process, key metrics for success, lessons learned and best practices for clinical data exchange.
Quality Data and Interoperability: What’s Real and What’s Not
This panel discussion will feature diverse industry experts sharing their experiences and insights on leveraging modern data sharing advancements, such as TEFCA and FHIR APIs. Explore the reality of quality data and interoperability, and learn how these technologies are being applied to support and enhance clinical quality data submission.
View the Digital Quality sessions here.
Meet the Experts
NCQA is offering two “Meet the Expert” sessions at the Summit: Digital Quality Transition and HEDIS: FHIR Readiness. Get answers to your questions, and drive the conversation during these unique opportunities to engage directly with NCQA’s subject matter experts.
“Our customers have been asking for real-world examples and use cases for digital quality transformation and that is exactly what we are bringing to the Summit,” says Lance. “It is exciting to hear so many success stories as we move from theory to practice and start to operationalize some of these concepts.”
Join us at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center for immersive learning, networking opportunities and a celebration of quality.
Save $200+ if you register by August 31.
In the meantime, check out the Digital Quality Hub for information and resources to support your digital quality transformation.
