Coming to Quality Talks: New Ideas on Health Equity
Quality Talks is only a few weeks away. It’s shaping up once again to be the quality calendar’s most energizing day all year. We’ve curated a lineup of 10 impressive, thoughtful speakers. They’ve...
View ArticleImproving Quality Measurement for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer represents 8 percent of all new cancer cases and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. [1] While routine screening can find cancer early when treatment...
View ArticleNCQA Responds to ONC USCDI+ Behavioral Health Draft Dataset
NCQA’s comment on the pivotal ONC USCDI+ Behavioral Health draft dataset was supportive and offered actionable feedback to improve: Data element completeness and specificity. Ease of data exchange to...
View ArticleNCQA Fireside Chat: A Conversation With Kate McEvoy of NAMD
In our recent Fireside Chat, we brought together two forward-looking health care leaders united in their commitment to quality and their passion for improving care for Medicaid populations. NCQA...
View ArticleNCQA’s Health Plan Ratings Help Consumers Choose a Health Plan
NCQA’s 2024 Health Plan Ratings are here—just in time for open enrollment! Ratings give businesses and consumers a user-friendly tool for comparing and choosing a health plan. This year, 1,019...
View ArticleAdvancing Behavioral Health Care at the Health Innovation Summit
Join the behavioral health conversation at NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit, October 31–November 2, in Nashville, Tennessee. Behavioral health is one of four key themes at the summit, and there’s a lot...
View ArticleNCQA Innovation Award Winners: Delivering Quality and Value
In honor of Healthcare Quality Week, NCQA is celebrating the accomplishments of our Innovation Award winners. Each year, NCQA recognizes health care organizations for implementing leading-edge...
View ArticleMoving Toward Better Asthma Care and Outcomes: What Will It Take?
Asthma is a complex, chronic disease that affects approximately 24 million people in the U.S. today. Despite decades of advances in respiratory care that can help make the condition manageable,...
View ArticleNCQA Fireside Chat: Texas Drives Medicaid Innovation
NCQA Fireside Chats bring together national leaders from across the country to examine the most pressing issues in state health policy. Last quarter, we highlighted the Lone Star State. We invited Dr....
View ArticleCervical Cancer: Early Detection Is Key
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. Each year in the United States, about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are...
View Article