NCQA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Benefits of Virtual Care Accreditation Virtual health care is now a core function of the care delivery system. The Virtual Care Accreditation pilot program helped NCQA understand the needs of virtual care organizations and how Accreditation can help improve the quality of care they deliver.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 7, 2022

“Nursing homes play a unique dual role in the long-term care continuum, serving as a place where people receive needed health care and a place they call home. The 1986 Institute of Medicine report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes identified a range of challenges to the quality of care in nursing homes.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

About Health Plan Ratings and Public Comment NCQA’s Health Plan Ratings evaluate the quality of care provided by commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plans. HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). For details on proposed changes, visit the NCQA website.

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NCQA

JULY 31, 2024

We are hopeful that developing and deploying multiple measures of behavioral health network adequacy can improve access and quality of care,” says Seibert. HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Expand and provide sustainable support for crisis services. “We

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NCQA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We need to connect with the communities and individuals directly impacted by inequities, expand health care services to address unmet social needs and continue to evolve the measures we use to hold health care organizations accountable for ensuring people achieve the highest possible quality of care.

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NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

States may consider creating standards and programmatic requirements to ensure that palliative care services conform to state Medicaid expectations. licensed hospice providers), with quality assurance provisions and any licensing updates necessary to ensure team competencies for non-hospice care.

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NCQA

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Continue Learning With NCQA Additional NCQA courses related to our key themes: The Behavioral Health Care: Organizing for a Value-Based Landscape webinar is for anyone interested in behavioral health integration strategies to improve quality of care.

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NCQA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

HEDIS ® is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). CAHPS ® is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). CMS Star Ratings Health plans should also be aware that NCQA discontinued the Electronic Clinical Data Distinction in our Health Plan Report Cards.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 9, 2023

Fortunately, new technology can help health plans boost plan performance while promoting better care and early detection of chronic illnesses. The Star Rating system, which measures the quality of care and member satisfaction in privately managed Medicare plans, helps consumers compare the benefits and costs of different plans.

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Home Health Care

AUGUST 30, 2024

The right partner can also be an asset going forward, offering access to capital markets or advising in areas such as IT, recruiting, or quality assurance to capture growth or implement necessary investments. These organizations often have similar objectives regarding employees, quality of care and access to care.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 28, 2022

Health plans also have a vested interest in strengthening care navigation and coordination for at-risk members, given the opportunities to improve quality of care and life while reducing care costs. Here are four considerations for health plans on ways to become “data connectors” for health equity.

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NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. A recent Health Affairs article reviewed opportunities to incorporate a palliative care benefit into ACOs.

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NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

RAEs support a local network of medical PCCM providers, deliver behavioral health services, coordinate members’ care across systems, and are accountable for the cost and quality of care delivered to Medicaid members. Colorado assigns almost all Medicaid participants to a RAE.

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NASHP

MARCH 29, 2024

5 Compared to white, non-Hispanic CYSHCN, CYSHCN who are Black or Latinx are at particular risk of receiving infrequent, low-quality care, 6 while American Indian and Alaska Native CYSHCN are less likely to be able to access specialty treatment or receive culturally sensitive services.

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NCQA

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Planned updates include adding Middle Eastern or North African as a minimum reporting category; updating terminology describing race/ethnicity options; combining race and ethnicity into a single reporting unit; and including a category to capture the quality of care provided to multiracial/multiethnic members.

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Vie Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

And I mentioned about the child and family mental health checkup, but we have a whole measurement and assessment approach that is interwoven into what we call the Little Otter way, our clinical care. And this impacts not only communication with families but are rigorously looking at quality assurance and outcomes.

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NASHP

MAY 8, 2023

Data: Cara James et al., “ Federal Action Is Needed to Improve Race and Ethnicity Data in Health Programs ” (Grantmakers In Health and National Committee for Quality Assurance, October 2021). Race, Ethnicity and Quality of Care: Inequalities and Incentives.” Source: Cara James et al., Appendix B. 2000d § 601.

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NCQA

JULY 10, 2024

What is NCQA’s role in digital quality measurement? Our Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measures are used to evaluate the quality of care for more than 216 million people in the United States. The post NCQA Launches Digital Quality Hub appeared first on NCQA.

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Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Related parties will be liable for unpaid state monetary penalties for citations and unpaid Quality Assurance Fees. Moreover, the sponsors of Section 650 also believe that transparency is urgently needed to improve quality of care and SB 650 would close the transparency loophole in existing laws.

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NCQA

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Quality Measurement OUD is a complex condition requiring multifaceted interventions and multiple measures to evaluate quality of care effectively. We need two types of quality measures: measures that focus on clinical information to help clinicians provide better care and measures that can inform payment models.

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