Health-equity-related data collection
Both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) are taking action to support the advancement of health equity, adding race, ethnicity, and language (REL) stratification requirements, with the measures expanding in the years ahead.
The NCQA roadmap for the roll-out of health-equity-related measures is clear, as is the subtext: The time is now for health plans to take action, and ensure that key member data is collected around race, ethnicity, and language (REL); sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI); and the social determinants of health (SDOH). Learn the details, and the success we’ve been having in working with our health plan partners to make it happen.
Explore our resources below, then contact us to get started on improving your health-equity-related data collection efforts.
Webinar: Effective Strategies for Collection Health-Equity-Related Data
In this short, 30-minute webinar presented in February 2023, our Founder and CEO, Abner Mason, and SVP of Health Operations, Meredith Welsh, review strategies for collecting key member data to identify and address health disparities.
Proven strategies for collecting health-equity-related data
In our Industry Insights brief, you can read:
How HEDIS® health equity measures are rolling out
How SameSky Health can help you reach your targets
About the success we’re having with our health plan partners
Learn more about how CultureGuide works within specific lines of business
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