| Subject: | NCQA Seeks Comments on Proposed New Measures for HEDIS 2009 |
| Category: | National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
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| Published: | Tue, 26 Feb 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is seeking comments on new quality measures for the 2009 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). Two of the measures focus on obesity in children and adults. These new measures will assess the regularity with which physicians perform body mass index (BMI) assessments among adults and children; the measure for children also tracks counseling for nutrition and physical activity. Two other additions to the 2009... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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