“Putting Quality Compass online will make the database easier to use and update,” says Margaret E. O’Kane, NCQA president. “The availability of three years’ results makes identifying trends and conducting long-term quality analyses a simpler process.”
Quality Compass’ use of a Web-based platform eliminates the need to download or install applications, and updates to the database will appear in real time. The user interface was reengineered to make navigation and sorting HEDIS results easier. The addition of saved searches provides one-click access to users’ most frequently used database queries.
The database forms the basis for NCQA’s annual “State of Health Care Quality” report. The 2005 version of the report will be released in early October. NCQA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.
For more information, visit www.ncqa.org.
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