Fixing Fragmented Quality Measures in Healthcare with Vivek Garg, MD | The ACO Show Episode 206

Vivek Garg, MD, President and CEO of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), joins Josh Israel, MD and Sean Cavanaugh to talk about the future of quality measurement in healthcare. While acknowledging clinician frustration with sometimes fragmented or conflicting quality metrics, Dr. Garg shares NCQA’s strategy to harmonize CMS quality measurement frameworks including the new Advanced Primary Care (APC) program. APC leverages interoperable data and outcome-oriented signals to align healthcare stakeholders in value-based care. Ultimately, the goal is to shift to a measurement system that supports primary care clinicians in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care that rewards clinicians for improving patient outcomes.