Quality Matters

In this episode, we sit down with NCQA leaders Stacy Grundy, Rachel Harrington and Kristine Toppe for a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Health Quality Forum 2025, and a discussion about the complexities and possibilities of modern health care, with a focus on data sharing and strategies to address health inequities. Learn about data-driven collaborations […]

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects millions, yet remains largely hidden. On this episode of Quality Matters, Dr. Ben Oldfield, Chief Medical Officer at Unity Health Care, joins host Andy Reynolds to unpack why this “silent killer” is so hard to detect, discuss and emphasize. Ben reveals the challenges of diagnosing CKD in community health centers […]

In this episode of Quality Matters, host Andy Reynolds and NCQA’s Chief Technology Officer Ed Yurcisin explore the role of high-quality data exchange in quality’s digital transformation. They discuss how digital HEDIS® measurement, and interoperability standards like FHIR®, aren’t just improving quality reporting, but also paving the way for broader advancements. Ed translates the technical […]

In this episode of Quality Matters, host Andy Reynolds is joined by Ed Yurcisin, Chief Technology Officer at NCQA, to break down the complexities of digital transformation in health care quality. Ed explains how NCQA’s push for digital measurement cuts through inefficiencies and inconsistencies in assessing quality. Traditionally, HEDIS® quality measures have existed as large, […]