National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
What They Do
NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) is an independent nonprofit that sets national standards for health care quality. They accredit health plans, primary care practices, and other health organizations, and develop HEDIS® quality measures used to assess care for over 200 million people. Their work focuses on improving outcomes, equity, and patient experience through measurement, transparency, and accountability.
Where Howard Fits
Howard students can plug in on the systems side of health care—in roles with health plans, provider groups, and nonprofits that use NCQA standards and HEDIS® data to drive improvement. That can look like quality improvement, population health, health services research, accreditation and compliance, data analytics, or policy and program roles that center equity and primary care transformation.
Why Talk to Them
Talk to NCQA if you want to shape how health care quality is defined and measured, are interested in data-informed approaches to equity and patient experience, and see yourself working with health plans, clinics, or agencies that are redesigning care—not just delivering it.
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