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Blog Post/Podcast CMS Quality Conference: New Digital Deadline, Aligned Priorities
ncqa.org/blog/cms-quality-conference-new-digital-deadline-aligned-priorities/We can’t let a full week close before we congratulate CMS on its successful annual Quality Conference. We’re enthusiastic supporters of much of what we…
Blog Post/Podcast Meet the Quality Talks Speaker: PCORI’s Nakela Cook, MD
ncqa.org/blog/meet-the-quality-talks-speaker-pcoris-nakela-cook/NCQA visited (remotely) with Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, last week. She is one of ten informative and inspiring speakers in the 2021 Quality Talks…
Blog Post/Podcast Meet the Quality Talks Speaker: Equity Researcher Marcee Wilder, MD
ncqa.org/blog/meet-the-quality-talks-speaker-equity-researcher-marcee-wilder-md/NCQA caught up with Marcee Wilder, MD, MS, MPH, just before her compelling presentation at Quality Talks 2021. There's just one day left to register.…
Blog Post/Podcast The Road to Equity: The Fight Continues
ncqa.org/blog/the-road-to-equity-the-fight-continues/During April, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) recognized “National Minority Health Month” and hosted a two-day online…
Blog Post/Podcast New Home and Community-Based Services Funds, NCQA Opportunities
ncqa.org/blog/hcbs-opportunity/The American Rescue Plan Act could be the answer for organizations seeking to create or strengthen Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs. The pandemic-fueled rescue plan increases federal matching rates (FMAP) for Medicaid HCBS spending by…
Blog Post/Podcast Presentation Recap: OUD: Are We Getting the Care to Those Who Need It?
ncqa.org/blog/abstract-recap-oud-are-we-getting-the-care-to-those-who-need-it/Good News: Lots of attention being paid to making evidence-based care available for opioid use disorder. However, we know very little about whether all the…
Blog Post/Podcast Presentation Recap: Quantifying COVID’s Disruption on SNF Care
ncqa.org/blog/poster-recap-quantifying-covids-disruption-on-snf-care/People who care about quality and how to pay for it are interested in what happened at Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) during the pandemic’s early…
Blog Post/Podcast Presentation Recap: NCQA Finds Trends in Timely Follow-Up After Hospitalization
ncqa.org/blog/poster-recap-ncqa-finds-trends-in-timely-follow-up-after-hospitalization/COVID-19 presented many challenges for medical professionals when providing care to patients – including discharge timely follow-up visits after hospitalizations but with telehealth, some of…
Blog Post/Podcast NCQA Responds to CMS Plans for All-Digital Quality Future
ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-responds-to-cms-plans-for-all-digital-quality-future/The world learned a million lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the most obvious was that our public health data infrastructure is severely…
Blog Post/Podcast Digital Quality Summit: FHIR for Dummies (or the Forgetful)
ncqa.org/blog/digital-quality-summit-fhir-for-dummies-or-the-forgetful/Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR) comes up a lot in discussions of digital quality measurement. But how many people who work in quality can say…
Blog Post/Podcast Person-Centered Outcomes: Opportunities for Your Quality Measurement
ncqa.org/blog/person-centered-outcomes-opportunities-for-your-quality-measurement/There is consensus. Using measures to ascertain the quality of delivered health care is a good thing. However, there are concerns too. Are there too…
Blog Post/Podcast HEDIS 2022: See What's New, What's Changed and What's Retired
ncqa.org/blog/hedis-2022-see-whats-new-whats-changed-and-whats-retired/Every year, NCQA updates and releases the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®). This process ensures that HEDIS measures remain relevant and feasible for implementation.…