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Expanded HEDIS(R) Specifications for Physician Measurement Opened to Public Comment.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 05-FEB-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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New Set of Performance Measures Expands Scope of Measurement, Provides Support for Electronic Health Record Data Collection

WASHINGTON -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today released for public comment an expanded set of measures, guidelines and technical specifications to allow for standardized, equitable assessment of physician practice quality. The new specifications are based on HEDIS([R]), NCQA's definitive tool for health quality measurement.

Consumers, employers, health plans and public policymakers have been calling for...

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