Quality Matters

Navigating the Future of Better Health Care Explore the forefront of health care excellence with Quality Matters, the NCQA podcast that delves into digital transformation, health equity, and quality standards, offering actionable insights for industry leaders and innovators.

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Equity Means Everybody

December 23, 2024 |13:19

Tosan Boyo

President of East Bay Market, Sutter Health

Bryan Buckley

Head of Public Health, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Camille Burnett

Vice President of Health Equity, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Daniel Dawes

SVP of Global Health and Founding Dean, School of Global Health, Meharry Medical College

LaShawn McIver, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, AHIP

Health equity has long been a principle of quality health care. But health equity has faced resistance in 2024, including at the ballot box. What does that mean for health equity in 2025 and beyond?  An expert panel discussion at the NCQA Health Innovation Summit in November 2024 provides predictions and advice.

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Getting Clear About Behavioral Health

December 5, 2024 |19:21

Julie Seibert, PhD

Assistant Vice President for Behavioral Health, NCQA

Thomas Tsang, MD, MPH

Founding CEO and current Chief Strategy Officer, Valera Health

In this episode of Quality Matters, Julie Seibert from NCQA and Tom Tsang of Valera Health unpack the complexities of behavioral health care, focusing on the interconnected challenges of access, quality and payment. Our guests highlight the importance of addressing both mental and physical health together, especially as conversations around behavioral health have evolved post-pandemic. […]

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Nine Insights Into Interoperability

November 26, 2024 |16:00

Aneesh Chopra

Chief Strategy Officer, Arcadia

Laura McCrary, Ed.D

President and CEO, KONZA National Network

J. Marc Overhage, MD

SVP for Health Informatics, Elevance Health

Abdul Shaikh, PhD

Global Leader for Population Health, Amazon Web Services

This episode of Quality Matters features highlights from the NCQA Health Innovation Summit panel discussion on data interoperability, held on November 1st in Nashville. Moderated by Arcadia’s Aneesh Chopra, the panel explored how to make health data accessible and usable for improving patient care. Panelists (Laura McCrary of KONZA, Dr. Marc Overhage of Elevance Health […]

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Hospital President: Health Equity Verifies Quality

October 31, 2024 |20:17

Tosan Boyo

President of the East Bay Market, Sutter Health

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