NCQA to Test Pioneering Way to Measure Quality, Foster Wider Use of Prevention Strategies

"Measuring quality in this way could have major implications for improving patient care and lowering costs because this is focused on preventing adverse health outcomes, not just on care processes or goals, which has been the standard until now." Under a grant from RWJF, NCQA will evaluate a new measurement tool that focuses on improving the health ... (more)

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