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NCQA Launches Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has initiated the Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot program, a significant step in developing a quality improvement framework for organizations offering care through telehealth or digital platforms.

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eClinicalWorks Invests $100M in Microsoft Azure

HIT Consultant

Technological Solutions For Improving Patient Care and Health Management. We decided we wanted to reduce the overall management of our hardware and monitoring of our services by moving to the public cloud,” says Bharat Satyanarayan, Vice President of Technology and Quality Assurance at eClinicalWorks.

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HEDIS® Public Comment Period Is Now Open

NCQA

Proposed New HEDIS Measures Follow-Up After Acute Care Visits for Asthma. Assesses the percentage of acute visits (urgent care, ED, inpatient or observation stays) for asthma in members 564 years of age who had a corresponding outpatient follow-up visit within 30 days. ET) on Thursday, March 13. Visit My NCQA to submit comments.

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What We Learned from Our Virtual Care Accreditation Pilot

NCQA

NCQA’s Virtual Care Accreditation program provides a quality improvement framework for organizations that deliver primary care and/or urgent care through virtual modalities. Benefits of Virtual Care Accreditation Virtual health care is now a core function of the care delivery system.

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NCQA Launches Virtual Care Accreditation Program

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has introduced a groundbreaking new program designed to evaluate and accredit organizations offering virtual care services.

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How To Decide When A Medical Call Center Is Necessary?

Sequence Health

A well-managed medical call center will also be able to track average wait times and provide quality assurance that your patient’s needs are being addressed promptly. With the rise in remote and urgent care needs, patients can be accommodated with around-the-clock access to medical services.

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Back to the Future: Welcome to the Patient Centered Medical Home (Guest Post)

Health Dialog

This leaves time free in the daily schedule for people who need urgent care, while still making it easy to schedule appointments for routine care. But perhaps you’re thinking: If I don’t make an appointment while I’m in the office, I’ll forget and I won’t get the care I need. Population Health Management.