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Blog Post/Podcast Putting Quality in the Spotlight at Academy Health, Seattle

Published 06.21.2023
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Six NCQA leaders will share insights into quality measurement’s present and future at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle, June 24–27. Come to our…

Blog Post/Podcast How We Help Medicaid & Long-Term Services and Supports

Published 06.27.2023
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As we discussed in an August 2023 webinar, more states are contracting with managed care organizations (MCO) to provide Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS).…

Blog Post/Podcast Summer Changes to Accred, Cert Programs Will Spread

Published 06.27.2023
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Two process improvements this summer to NCQA Accreditation and Certification programs affecting more than 1,700 customers are a preview of changes coming to other NCQA…

Blog Post/Podcast Summer School: 3 Recent Webinars Cover Quality Priorities

Published 07.19.2023
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Slides and recordings of three NCQA webinars the past three weeks form a concise quality primer for professionals new to the field, and a handy update…

Blog Post/Podcast Inside Health Care #110: Dr. Xiaoyan Huang, Danielle Christensen and the Value of Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition

Published 07.19.2023
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In this episode, we’re focusing on NCQA’s PCSP—Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition program. As noted on our website, the PCSP Recognition program focuses on coordinating and…

Blog Post/Podcast Fireside Chat: Medicaid in the Pacific Northwest

Published 08.31.2023
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It isn’t every day that climate change and Medicaid are discussed in the same sentence. But that’s exactly what you get when you talk to…

Blog Post/Podcast Helping CMS Office of Minority Health Advance Health Equity

Published 10.26.2023
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As we announced on October 23, NCQA has won a $18 million contract from the CMS Office of Minority Health to reduce disparities in health…

Blog Post/Podcast CMMI Prioritizes Multi-Payer Alignment in New Models

Published 10.31.2023
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"It’s a marathon, not a sprint," said Liz Fowler, Director at the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), during a recent Fireside Chat with…

Blog Post/Podcast Depression: A Measure for Mothers

Published 02.22.2018
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We want to tell you about some work on depression that is brewing with our HEDIS® team and their funders, the California Health Care and Zoma…

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

Published 04.12.2018
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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 Kansas Medicaid Managed Care: Raising the Quality Bar – Includes NCQA LTSS Distinction!

Published 04.26.2018
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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…

Blog Post/Podcast Alcohol Screening: What We Know, What We've Done and What We (and Plans) Can Do

Published 05.08.2018
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Alcohol Screening: What we Know We all know someone who has struggled with…