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Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care #113: Fee-Based vs. Value-Based Care and Careful Credentialing

Published 08.30.2023
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In this episode of “Inside Health Care,” we chat with a prominent NCQA board member about flipping fee-for-service models to value-based models, all in order…

Blog Post/Podcast Learn About Long-Term Services and Supports

Published 09.01.2023
ncqa.org/blog/learn-about-long-term-services-and-supports/

We’ve updated our Long-Term Services and Supports programs, effective for surveys beginning on or after July 1, 2024. Our recent webinar, How States Can Leverage…

Blog Post/Podcast NCQA State Briefing Series: Centralized Credentialing

Published 11.30.2017
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NCQA is excited to announce our fall state briefing series to share insight on our programs supporting quality oversight activities. NCQA experts and guest speakers…

Blog Post/Podcast Movements in Medicaid: Tennessee Ties Quality to Payments

Published 01.12.2018
ncqa.org/blog/movements-in-medicaid-tennessee/

Many states work diligently to improve the quality of health care, and we want our programs to help guide their mission. Specifically, states can leverage…

Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care: Creating a Healthy Population

Published 01.16.2018
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What does it mean to create a healthy population?  It means not just treating patients for their specific illnesses but taking into account their whole…

Blog Post/Podcast NCQA Policy Team Responds to Proposed Changes to Medicare Advantage

Published 03.05.2018
ncqa.org/blog/ncqa-policy-team-responds-to-proposed-changes-to-medicare-advantage/

If you missed NCQA’s letter to Seema Verma, CMS Administrator, about proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and other programs for 2019, here’s a quick summary.…

Blog Post/Podcast Guiding the Way to Population Health

Published 03.12.2018
ncqa.org/blog/population-health-management-resource-guide/

Population health is at the core of most of our work at NCQA. We know coordinating people's health care is key to enhancing the experience…

Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care Episode #004: Tricia Barrett, Managing Population Health

Published 03.13.2018
ncqa.org/blog/podcast-inside-health-care-004-managing-population-health-with-tricia-barrett/

What does it mean to create a healthy population?  It means not just treating patients for their specific illnesses but taking into account their whole…

Blog Post/Podcast Strengthening Care for Vulnerable Populations with Quality Measures

Published 04.12.2018
ncqa.org/blog/vulnerable-populations/

Across the country, budget shortfalls have put pressure on state Medicaid programs that pro­vide most publicly funded long-term service and supports (LTSS). Simultaneously, many people…

Blog Post/Podcast Caring for the Seriously Ill - An Academy to Share Best Practices

Published 04.18.2018
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Home. It's where most of us want to be as we age, become seriously ill or have difficulty getting around. Home is where most of…

Blog Post/Podcast Kansas Medicaid Managed Care: Raising the Quality Bar – Includes NCQA LTSS Distinction!

Published 04.26.2018
ncqa.org/blog/kansas-medicaid-managed-care-includes-ncqa-ltss-distinction/

More than 5 million people receive long-term services and supports (LTSS) in Medicaid. Around the world, more and more people need long-term services and supports…