Patient Engagement February 23, 2022
Sara Heath

Public comments on proposed HEDIS measures on social determinants of health screenings are open until March 11, 2022.

It’s hard to improve what isn’t measured, the adage goes. At NCQA, newly proposed HEDIS measures look to address that problem in the realm of social determinants of health screenings.

HEDIS measures, or Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set measures, set out to help healthcare providers and payers to understand their current performance in key areas and plan quality improvement efforts. HEDIS measures can encompass a number of different healthcare processes and quality areas, and most recently NCQA, the body governing HEDIS measure development, is zeroing in on social determinants of health.

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