National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) news and information

They walked into the program as physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, administrators, consultants and naturopaths. And the 112 who passed the subsequent exam walked out as certified patient-centered medical home content experts—and now carry the credibility, marketability and...
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance says it is developing a new outcomes-based measurement tool aimed at more accurately assessing the care delivered to patients with heart disease and diabetes.
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Specialists and medical societies are cheering the launch of a medical-home-type recognition program for specialty practices, an option they say will extend the emphasis on care coordination outside of primary care and ease communication among providers.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance is gearing up for a March 25 launch of a patient-centered specialty-practice recognition program modeled after its successful patient-centered medical home program.
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As more payers appear poised to reimburse providers for the care-coordination services provided under the patient-centered medical home model, other players are stepping up their medical home ancillary business services.
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New recommendations on breast- and cervical-cancer screenings, immunizations and screening for potential drug interactions in Medicare patients are among the revisions the National Committee for Quality Assurance is proposing for its widely used measures.
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the first children's hospital to earn the National Committee for Quality Assurance's accreditation as an accountable care organization.
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Interest groups and lawmakers are asking the Obama administration to clarify what makes a reasonably designed wellness program.
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In the 1990s, consultants advised medical practices on implementing HIPAA. Today, experts stand ready to advise physicians on transforming their practices into patient-centered medical homes.
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One of Kelsey-Seybold Medical Clinic's leaders is speaking out about the clinic's new distinction as the first accountable care organization to be accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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