2024 NCQA Innovation Awards


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Due to popular demand, we are pleased to announce the 4th Annual NCQA Innovation Awards, Featuring Quality Accelerators in Health Care. The NCQA Innovation Awards recognize health care organizations for implementing cutting-edge strategies that improve both quality and value, accredited health plans that support delivery system redesign, and patient engagement initiatives (including digital engagement strategies) that drive integration across the delivery system and support person-centered care. Organizations are welcome to submit more than one application. One entry per project.


DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: July 1, 2024, 11:59 pm ET


INELIGIBLE SUBMISSIONS: Abstracts that promote products or services are considered ineligible and will be excluded from the selection process.

Suggested Topics for Submission

These examples are based on previous submissions. This list is not exhaustive.


Behavioral Health

  • Integrating behavioral health expertise and specialists
  • Measurement and quality improvement
  • Coordination of behavioral health care


Customer Experience

  • Leveraging customer experience data
  • Improving the digital experience


Delivery System Design

  • Flexible arrangements for cost management strategies
  • Payer/provider relationships with aligned quality goals


Health Equity

  • Collect accurate and complete data on race, ethnicity, SOGI, disability, and SDoH
  • Develop and implement interventions to address structural racism or to close equity gaps
  • Develop and implement interventions to identify and address medical mistrust


Integration of Care

  • Serving high-need, high-cost populations
  • Closing the vulnerability gap
  • Supporting unique populations (rural, remote)


Patient and Family Engagement

  • Payer/provider/patient collaboration
  • Partnership arrangements
  • Payer/employer engagement for a healthier workforce


Use of Technology

  • Telehealth or Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
  • Data and digital solutions
  • Health information exchange/flow of data to support QI
  • Support tools for patient care

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Selection Process & Criteria

Our panel includes representatives from NCQA executives, Board of Directors, Review Oversight Committee, and the Healthcare Quality Congress Steering Committee. They will review each entry form and score the entries based on completion, project scope and outcome, impact on quality improvement, patient outcomes, sustainability & scalability, and innovation.


NCQA uses the following criteria to choose awardees:

  • Innovation and creativity
  • Sustainability
  • Scalability
  • Impact on intended audience
  • Solution is distinctive from existing approaches
  • Quantitative data showing results/impact
  • Potential for cost impact
  • Potential for quality impact
  • Added value for payer/provider/patients

Terms of Agreement

NCQA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Your submission may be published, displayed or broadcast by NCQA for any lawful purpose. The presentation as well as your name and credentials, edited excerpts, quotes and images from the materials you submit may be used by NCQA for testimonials and marketing in print materials and online in all media formats. By checking the box and clicking the "Submit" button below you consent to the publication of your name and credentials as you specified your online submission. You also represent that you have obtained any permissions from other individuals as necessary for the publication and display of the presentation and content.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the NCQA Quality Innovation Series, please submit a question via https://my.ncqa.org/