{"id":1178,"date":"2018-06-07T09:58:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T13:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2021-03-17T15:36:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T19:36:13","slug":"employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Emoloyers_ldp-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As employers struggle with the high cost of providing health care to their employees, the underlying issue of ensuring that employees receive high-quality, appropriate care remains.<\/p>\n<p>NCQA\u2019s mission is to improve the quality of American health care. We use measurement, transparency and accountability to drive quality improvement.<\/p>\n<p>NCQA is a partner to employers in their drive for quality improvement. We provide information and resources to employers as they work to improve the health and well-being of their workforce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have a question? NCQA\u2019s Employer Relations Team can help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:employerrelations@ncqa.org\" class=\"btn  btn--red \">Contact the Employer Relations Team<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Get NCQA\u2019s Latest Updates for Employers. Subscribe to the Employer Quality Connection newsletter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/employers\/subscribe\/\" class=\"btn  btn--red \">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>FROM OUR BLOG<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ncqa-blog-posts\">\n  <ol class=\"list-post-cards\">\n            <li>\n          <div class=\"card card--post\" id=\"blog-ncqa-org-50640\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/blog\/risk-adjusted-utilization-tables-updates-and-faqs\/\">\n              <div class=\"card__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RAU-Tables-Blog-01.jpg);\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"card__content\">\n                <p>\n                  <em>March 31, 2026<\/em>\n                <\/p>\n\n                <h6>HEDIS\u00ae Risk-Adjusted Utilization Tables: New Measures, Shared Table Updates and FAQs <i class=\"zmdi zmdi-open-in-new\"><\/i><\/h6>\n              <\/div><!-- \/.card__content -->\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div><!-- \/.card card-\/-post -->\n        <\/li>\n              <li>\n          <div class=\"card card--post\" id=\"blog-ncqa-org-50660\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/blog\/whats-new-with-pcmh-2026\/\">\n              <div class=\"card__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCMH-Updates-Blog-01.jpg);\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"card__content\">\n                <p>\n                  <em>March 30, 2026<\/em>\n                <\/p>\n\n                <h6>What\u2019s New with PCMH: Practice Spotlight, Expanded Office Hours and Annual Reporting Changes <i class=\"zmdi zmdi-open-in-new\"><\/i><\/h6>\n              <\/div><!-- \/.card__content -->\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div><!-- \/.card card-\/-post -->\n        <\/li>\n              <li>\n          <div class=\"card card--post\" id=\"blog-ncqa-org-50547\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/blog\/ncqa-tests-person-centered-outcome-measures-with-d-snp-plans\/\">\n              <div class=\"card__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PCO-Measures-and-D-SNP.jpg);\"><\/div>\n              <div class=\"card__content\">\n                <p>\n                  <em>March 27, 2026<\/em>\n                <\/p>\n\n                <h6>NCQA Tests Person-Centered Outcome Measures With D-SNP Plans <i class=\"zmdi zmdi-open-in-new\"><\/i><\/h6>\n              <\/div><!-- \/.card__content -->\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div><!-- \/.card card-\/-post -->\n        <\/li>\n                  <\/ol><!-- \/.list-post-cards -->\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ncqa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See more from our blog here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<h3>Driving Health Plan Quality: A Call to Action for Employers<\/h3>\n<p>Since the 1990s, NCQA\u2019s Health Plan Accreditation, HEDIS<sup>\u00ae1<\/sup>\u00a0and CAHPS<sup>\u00ae2<\/sup>\u00a0have provided a way for employers to understand the quality of care offered by health plans. Learn more about how employers can use these three programs to\u00a0assess,\u00a0mandate\u00a0and\u00a0incentivize\u00a0health plan quality.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/employertoolkit\">Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/event.on24.com\/eventRegistration\/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&amp;eventid=2862484&amp;sessionid=1&amp;key=DE98B63E9BDD1CC0CE841D7C89A3C3F6&amp;regTag=&amp;sourcepage=register\">Webinar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Health Equity: How Employers Can Drive Quality Improvements<\/h3>\n<p>In 2011, NCQA created its Distinction in Multicultural Health Care program to serve as a roadmap for health plans and health partners wanting to address health disparities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/healthequityguide\/\">This report<\/a> shares with employers the issues surrounding health equity, and how they can leverage existing standards to drive industry improvements.<\/p>\n<h3>NCQA Programs of Interest to Employers<\/h3>\n<p>NCQA\u2019s <a href=\"\/employers\/ncqa-programs-of-interest-to-employers\/\">programs<\/a> ensure that plans, providers and other health care organizations are focused on delivering quality care.<\/p>\n<h3>Act on the Facts<\/h3>\n<p>What have we learned about quality based on the HEDIS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> data we collect each year? Quite a bit. In our publication, Act on the Facts, we highlight critical HEDIS\u00a0measures and share data you won\u2019t find anywhere else. (Interested in seeing the data for another measure? <a href=\"mailto:employerrelations@ncqa.org\">Contact us<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190923_Care_After_Hospitalizations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Care After Mental Health Hospitalizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201001_Act_On_Facts_Flu_Immunizations.pdf\">Flu Immunizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More coming soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Employer Advisory Council<\/h3>\n<p>NCQA convenes its <u><a href=\"\/employers\/employer-advisory-council\/\">Employer Advisory Council<\/a><\/u> twice a year to solicit feedback on current and future NCQA products and services.<\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p>Have a question about NCQA and what it does? 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