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What the Rise in “Big Data” Means for Employers
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - It is a known fact that to improve the quality of health care, you must measure it. We stand on the edge of a vast ocean of information readily available for the first time. So,...
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Direct Primary Care and Employers: Breaking it Down
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - There’s been a lot of buzz about direct primary care and how employers can use it. Unlike fee-for-service primary care, direct primary care offers patients improved access to...
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CMS Meaningful Measures-NCQA’s Digital Measures Roadmap: What’s the Connection?
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - “You can’t improve what you don’t measure”—that motto has always guided our mission. But what do we want to improve? What’s a priority? And after we decide that, we need to know:...
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NCQA Certification Increases the Value of Self-Reported Data
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Guest Blog Dr. Brittany U. Carter is the Director of Health and Research at Wellsource, an NCQA-certified pioneer in health risk assessments and self-management tools. Dr. Carter...
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Nominate Your Champion! 2019 CCE Quality Awards at PCMH Congress
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - PCMH Congress is right around the corner. It’s the perfect time to recognize the folks who shepherd so many others through a patient-centered transformation. I am, of course,...
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Future HEDIS: A Can’t-Miss Vision for What’s Ahead
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - I’m sure the at one time or another in your professional life, knowing the future would have come in handy. Knowing the future would make decisions easier, right? Should you...
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Measure Updates: Safe and Judicious Use of Antipsychotics in Children and...
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Safe and Judicious. Those are the watch words in that title. Yes, doctors sometimes prescribe antipsychotic medicines for kids. But because kids are so vulnerable, we want to make...
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Multicultural Health Care and Mental Health: Considerations for Clinicians
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - What comes to mind when you hear National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month? National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month takes place every July. Agencies and...
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Let’s Talk Business: PCMH Recognition
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Research shows that NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition supports improved quality, reduced costs and a better patient experience. That sounds good, but what...
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In Case You Missed It: Future of HEDIS Webinar
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - If you’re a regular reader of our newsletter or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn, you’ve heard about the future of HEDIS. It is changing. If not, here’s a brief recap from our...
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Digital Quality Summit 2019: Highlights
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Did you miss the 2019 Digital Quality Summit? For three days, in Boston, Massachusetts, many people from all walks of health care and technology, filled conference rooms to learn...
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Less Spending Better Care: Population-based Global Payment Study
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - As you may know, some insurers established global payments to drive higher quality and lower costs in health care. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
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Health Plan Accreditation 2020: A Response to Recommendations
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - You should know. You gave us feedback. We listened. Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) 2020 Standards and Guidelines are available. With your guidance and advice, we updated our...
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Research Update: Antipsychotics, Adolescents and Teens
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Our team of researchers did it again. The American PsychiatricAssociation’s journal, Psychiatric Services, recently published their work. Of course, we want to congratulate Serene...
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Inside Health Care Episode #022: Dr. Daniel Alford, SCOPE of Pain
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - We are facing a national crisis. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, each day more than 130 people in the United States die from an opioid overdose. How are health...
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Family Health Costs Rising Fast
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Family health care costs are on the rise. According to a Kaiser Health Foundation analysis, families are contributing 67% more to their health benefits than they did 10 years ago....
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Health Plan Accreditation 2020: Scoring
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - Who’s keeping score? No worries, it’s way easier now. Simplify Scoring There use to be confusion around which score matters. Is it the Health Plan Ratings score or the...
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HPA 2020: Align Health Plan Accreditation and Ratings
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - As you’ve heard the Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) 2020 Standards and Guidelines are available. And yes, we made changes. Align Health Plan Accreditation and Health Plan Ratings...
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PCMH Congress 2019: Gallery
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - We had a great time in Boston last weekend! –And we hope you did too. Were you there? If not, let’s briefly recap. The National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 5th annual...
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Behavioral Health: Employers Mark Your Calendars
NCQA Blog NCQA Blog - The World Health Organization has declared October 10 as World Mental Health Day; a day to reflect on how far we’ve come in recognizing mental health as a critical issue....
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