NCQA Articles

NCQA Medicaid Managed Care Toolkit 2007 Managed Care Organization (MCO) Standards
NCQA’s Public Policy Department developed this toolkit to provide guidance to state agencies that oversee Medicaid programs on how they can use information obtained from NCQA Accreditation surveys for oversight of Medicaid managed care plans.
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The State of Health Care Quality 2007
The State of Health Care Quality report is produced annually by NCQA to monitor and report on performance trends over time, track variations in patterns of care and provide recommendations for future quality improvement. Every year, tens of thousands read this report, from consumers to benefits managers, policymakers, academics and consultants. As the purpose of this report is to drive improvement in the delivery of evidence-based medicine by drawing attention to the pressing quality issues we face as a nation, health care thought leaders and members of the media are also frequent readers.
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Software certification part of new NCQA standards - Disease Management
A review and certification for the design of clinical information systems is a part of the new disease management (DM) standards just released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. In December, the NCQA finalized the industry's first broad DM accreditation program, offering not only accreditation for DM program operators, but also certification for organizations that design DM programs or software systems to help manage and support them.
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NCQA Videos

Transparent Measures - Coordinating & Rewarding Quality Healthcare Improvement
Transparent Measures Are Essential for Coordinating and Rewarding Quality Improvement in Healthcare. William P. Fisher, Jr., PhD, Chief Science Officer at Avatar International, Inc. in Florida, tells us how we can properly measure healthcare quality.
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Stories Behind the Steps Excerpt, Vera & Healthcare Quality
In an excerpt from her upcoming release of The Stories Behind the Steps, Dr Russo is joined by Vera who shares her story of when she first learned of her breast cancer diagnosis and discusses the frustrations Vera has with the healthcare system for not detecting her cancer earlier and how the system can be improved.
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Information Technology and the Quality of Healthcare
What is the role of technology in strategic management of the health care challenges facing the nation? Join Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of The Institute of Medicine for a report from the front lines of the debate arising throughout the country about the national system of health care.
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Quality in Healthcare
How can the Danish healthcare system be one of the best in the world? In this film, some of Denmark's leading healthcare experts give an answer.
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