Jacob’s deep expertise will help the company define and lead a new path forward by expanding its footprint in digital patient care.

MedBridge Welcomes First Chief Product Officer Sarah Jacob
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SEATTLE, May 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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MedBridge, the industry-leading digital health and online education solution for healthcare professionals and organizations across the care continuum, is excited to announce Sarah Jacob has joined the company’s executive team as its first Chief Product Officer.

Jacob has been a leader in the digital health technology space for over 10 years and is an expert at developing differentiated products and building world-class product organizations. With her considerable experience, skill, and talent, Jacob will help guide the future of MedBridge as the company continues to expand its digital patient care solutions designed to advance the healthcare industry through a time of rapid change.

With healthcare organizations under pressure to keep up with evolving patient needs, MedBridge has continued its ongoing commitment to building digital patient care solutions that support a more personalized healthcare experience. As the company’s growth accelerates, it has added new talent to the executive team and revised its web domain from medbridgeed.com to medbridge.com to reflect an expansion from education towards an increasingly more holistic digital care experience.

“The opportunity to join a world-class organization on a mission to change the way care is delivered to patients is incredibly exciting,” said Jacob. “MedBridge is uniquely positioned to engage patients in a way the industry hasn’t seen before, and I’m thrilled to be able to lead that effort. The products we are taking to market to blaze the trail for digital patient care will be industry-defining.”

MedBridge is the solution of choice for nine of the top 10 physical therapy private practices and hospital systems, and six of the top 10 home health agencies. Organizations leveraging the MedBridge Digital Care Ecosystem have already experienced striking results, including 69 percent better patient retention, 243 percent increased patient activation, and 27 percent better FOTO effectiveness scores. In overseeing MedBridge’s product management, design, and operations, Jacob will play a key part in building on and expanding these successes for the future of healthcare.

“With a large enterprise market presence that includes over half of the physical therapy market and partnerships with many leading healthcare organizations in the country, MedBridge is in a unique position to bring the value of therapy to more patients,” said Leigh Wager, Vice President, Strategic Solution at MedBridge. “We’re so pleased about the experience, passion, and product vision Sarah brings to the MedBridge team, our clients, and their patients. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be in healthcare.”

Contact Information:

Amelia Ramstead

Marketing Communications Manager

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Sarah Jacob Joins MedBridge Executive Team as Its First Chief Product Officer

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Democratizing Access to HEDIS Digital Content Advances Digital Quality Measurement

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced it is publishing requirements and open-source software for interpreting and executing clinical quality language (CQL) so any organization or software developer can use HEDIS Digital Content Services.

This action advances digital health care quality measurement by making it easy for developers to understand requirements and test capabilities to work with digital measure content from NCQA. The move is part of NCQA’s larger goal of building better health care, better choices and better health by convening and aligning stakeholders around digital quality requirements and testing. 

“There is a great need for data sharing and interoperability between payers and providers to ensure timely and accurate measurement of health care quality,” said NCQA Chief Technology Officer Edward Yurcisin. “We’re advancing the standard so anyone anywhere can use digital quality content from NCQA or other sources.”

Clinical Quality Language is an expression language curated by HL7 that CMS, NCQA and others have adopted for digital quality measures. NCQA uses CQL to provide digital HEDIS measure content, including the NCQA Digital Content Services product line launched in early 2023. Incorporating FHIR CQL engine code in open-source code will help organizations use standards-based electronic health data with quality measures and clinical decision support to improve transparency and patient care.

“Sharing FHIR CQL know-how helps diverse organizations and technology stacks support CQL and HEDIS digital content,” continued Yurcisin. “That, in turn, helps embed quality in health systems everywhere and will help make FHIR CQL engine code for quality measures faster, more scalable and more extensible.” 

Firely manages the open-source .NET repository where NCQA will publish CQL software. NCQA and Firely will convene interested parties around requirements and testing.

To learn more about FHIR CQL in support of digital quality measurement, contact the NCQA Digital Quality Community Director.

About NCQA

NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA Accredits and Certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS^®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. The organization received the prestigious James W. Rouse Excellence in Diversity Award for demonstrating a commitment to promoting a diverse, healthy workplace. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make informed health care choices. NCQA can also be found on Twitter @NCQA and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/NCQA.

Contact Information:

Theresa Masnik

SHIFT Communications

[email protected]

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NCQA Makes ‘Engine’ Software Requirements Open Source, Expanding Access to HEDIS Digital Content

Democratizing Access to HEDIS Digital Content Advances Digital Quality Measurement

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) today announced it is publishing requirements and open-source software for interpreting and executing clinical quality language (CQL) so any organization or software developer can use HEDIS Digital Content Services.

This action advances digital health care quality measurement by making it easy for developers to understand requirements and test capabilities to work with digital measure content from NCQA. The move is part of NCQA’s larger goal of building better health care, better choices and better health by convening and aligning stakeholders around digital quality requirements and testing. 

“There is a great need for data sharing and interoperability between payers and providers to ensure timely and accurate measurement of health care quality,” said NCQA Chief Technology Officer Edward Yurcisin. “We’re advancing the standard so anyone anywhere can use digital quality content from NCQA or other sources.”

Clinical Quality Language is an expression language curated by HL7 that CMS, NCQA and others have adopted for digital quality measures. NCQA uses CQL to provide digital HEDIS measure content, including the NCQA Digital Content Services product line launched in early 2023. Incorporating FHIR CQL engine code in open-source code will help organizations use standards-based electronic health data with quality measures and clinical decision support to improve transparency and patient care.

“Sharing FHIR CQL know-how helps diverse organizations and technology stacks support CQL and HEDIS digital content,” continued Yurcisin. “That, in turn, helps embed quality in health systems everywhere and will help make FHIR CQL engine code for quality measures faster, more scalable and more extensible.” 

Firely manages the open-source .NET repository where NCQA will publish CQL software. NCQA and Firely will convene interested parties around requirements and testing.

To learn more about FHIR CQL in support of digital quality measurement, contact the NCQA Digital Quality Community Director.

About NCQA

NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA Accredits and Certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS^®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. The organization received the prestigious James W. Rouse Excellence in Diversity Award for demonstrating a commitment to promoting a diverse, healthy workplace. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make informed health care choices. NCQA can also be found on Twitter @NCQA and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/NCQA.

Contact Information:

Theresa Masnik

SHIFT Communications

[email protected]

Original Source:

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