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November 21, 2005
New NCQA Standards Evaluate How Health Plans Measure Physician, Hospital Performance
From U.S. Newswire Releases:
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today issued draft standards for "Physician and Hospital Quality," the third content area of its voluntary "Quality Plus" program. The standards focus on how health plans measure the quality and efficiency of care provided by network physicians and hospitals.
Efficiency and affordability have emerged as major issues in health care, with both employers and health plans pushing for more data in these areas. Beyond simply evaluating how plans measure quality and efficiency, the standards recognize plans for using such data in pay-for-performance efforts or to help inform consumer choice. The standards also assess how plans communicate about their measurement efforts to providers, and promote collaboration between plans in order to create a robust set of data for customers and streamline reporting for doctors and hospitals.
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Posted on November 21, 2005 10:13 PM
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