The National Committee for Quality Assurance

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Since its founding in 1990, NCQA has been a central figure in driving improvement throughout the health care system, helping to elevate the issue of health care quality to the top of the national agenda. Our goal is a health care system that improves individual health and saves lives. NCQA‘s programs and services reflect a straightforward formula for improvement: Measure. Analyze. Improve. Repeat.

NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes providers in key areas. NCQA’s Health care Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) and Quality Compass are the most widely used performance measurement tools in health care. NCQA‘s highly respected accreditation, certification and clinician recognition programs are the most rigorous in the industry -- and only NCQA has accreditation programs that score programs on quality of care.

NCQA will certify all components of this initiative for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and apply for Practice Assessment Points from the ABIM. NCQA is an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited provider of CME. The mission of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program at the NCQA is to improve the quality of patient health by developing and implementing strategies to identify and narrow gaps between current and optimal clinical performance and patient outcomes.

Immunization Action Coalition

The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) works to increase immunization rates and prevent disease by creating and distributing educational materials for healthcare professionals and the public that enhance the delivery of safe and effective immunization services. The Coalition also facilitates communication about the safety, efficacy, and use of vaccines within the broad immunization community of patients, parents, healthcare organizations, and government health agencies.

For more than two decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has worked in concert with and provided financial support to IAC for the purpose of educating healthcare professionals about U.S. vaccine recommendations. CDC recognized IAC's accomplishments in 1997 by awarding it the prestigious Partners in Public Health Award for efforts "instrumental in achieving high levels of routine infant hepatitis B immunization."

TESCHGlobal

TESCHGlobal (TG) is committed to revolutionizing the way organizations manage and utilize business data through best-in-class implementation services of modern technology tools and repeatable methodologies that automate processes while enabling full insight into operations. By deploying a specialized team of software engineers and strategists, TESCHGlobal provides unmatched delivery of customized software architecture and application development solutions, creating efficient, data-driven organizations worldwide. TESCHGlobal has extensive experience in the areas of Enterprise Integration, Enterprise Business Intelligence & Analytics, and Software Application Development in a variety of industries: healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain, retail, insurance, and more. TESCHGlobal is headquartered in Grafton, WI, USA and has offices in Boise, ID, Mexico City, and the Netherlands.

Confluent Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

Confluent Healthcare Solutions' mission is to improve access and the delivery of quality healthcare to everyone. To support our mission, we advance the translation of evidence-based medicine into practice in consideration of the value-based care and improved patient health outcomes with simple data-driven population health and quality improvement solutions benefiting providers, health systems and payers. With over 30 years in the healthcare industry, the leadership within the organization has held many public and private appointments among organizations paving the way for the transformation of medical education into a model driven by clinician focused performance and patient centered quality metrics.

Confluent Healthcare Solutions has been recognized as a pioneer in the development of data-driven performance and quality improvement programs that align existing healthcare data and measures with educational interventions to improve patient and population health outcomes. Our experience dates back more than 10 years in this area and is evidenced by the successful implementation of  local and national programs for behavioral health and vaccines. The leadership from Confluent has a long history of working with organizations such as Medbiquitous, the AMA, NCQA, CMS, HHS, and many other medical specialty groups that are consulted for adivisement on each program.

Healthwise

Healthwise, a leader in evidence-based health education, is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to live their healthiest lives. More than 2 billion times, people have turned to Healthwise information to help navigate their unique health journeys with confidence. Leading hospitals, EMR providers, health plans, care management companies, health websites, and technology innovators partner with Healthwise to provide the world’s best health information—and achieve better outcomes for patients and businesses. Learn more at healthwise.org or call 1.800.706.9646.