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Vital Data Technology's NCQA HEDIS Certification for MY 2026

Vital Data Technology, a prominent leader in cloud-native healthcare intelligence, has achieved the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) HEDIS® Measure Certification for Measurement Year (MY) 2026. This milestone represents the company's unwavering dedication to helping health plans elevate quality performance while efficiently complying with rigorous regulatory demands.

The achievement marks the 15th consecutive year that Vital Data Technology has held the NCQA HEDIS certification. According to Matt D'Ambrosia, the President and CEO of Vital Data Technology, the HEDIS framework is undergoing rapid transformation to incorporate digital and clinically integrated quality measurement approaches. He stated, "Maintaining NCQA certification year after year demonstrates our continued investment in helping health plans navigate regulatory change while giving care teams actionable insights to improve member outcomes."

The Evolution of HEDIS

As the healthcare landscape evolves, Measurement Year 2026 signifies an important phase in the NCQA's continual modernization of quality measurement. This includes a shift toward digital quality reporting through expanded Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) measures and the introduction of new metrics focusing on outpatient surgical results and preventive care. In addition, there’s an increased emphasis on health equity reporting and cohesive demographic data collection, accompanied by a modernized FHIR-aligned technical specification format to facilitate the industry's development.

Vital Data's Affinitē Quality Improvement (QI) platform has been designed to assist health plans in navigating these evolving standards. The platform offers vital features such as:

• - Daily HEDIS measure calculation to streamline compliance.
• - Continuous gap identification along with real-time analytics.
• - Integration capabilities for clinical, claims, pharmacy, laboratory, and supplementary data.
• - Configurable workflows transforming quality insights into actionable tasks.
• - Comprehensive enterprise reporting, facilitating compliance with NCQA and promoting quality improvement initiatives.

By harnessing certified quality measurement alongside real-time analytics and AI-driven workflow automation, health plans can proactively identify emerging opportunities, engage members earlier, and enhance their performance throughout the measurement year. This proactive approach shifts the focus from retrospective reporting to continuous quality improvement.

Expanding Support for Digital Quality Measurement

As NCQA broadens ECDS reporting and emphasizes interoperability, the demand for technology platforms capable of unifying data from various systems has surged. Vital Data’s cloud-native Affinitē platform empowers organizations to consolidate clinical, claims, pharmacy, and social determinants of health data into a singular intelligence layer. This supports quality improvement initiatives, care management, utilization management, and value-based care efforts, all from one platform.

D'Ambrosia adds, "Quality measurement is no longer just about reporting performance - it's about creating timely intelligence that enables better decisions across the enterprise." The company continues its focus on advocating for health plans to shift their methodologies from retrospective measurement to a model synonymous with continuous quality improvement driven by integrated data and actionable insights.

About Vital Data Technology

Vital Data Technology (VDT) operates as a subsidiary of MedReview and is dedicated to revolutionizing how health plans utilize data, analytics, and artificial intelligence to enhance healthcare performance. The Affinitē™ platform from VDT consolidates enterprise data, delivering real-time intelligence, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation across a range of functionalities including quality improvement, risk adjustment, care management, and population health.

Through its connected intelligence layer within the payer ecosystem, VDT helps organizations seize opportunities earlier, optimize workflow, enhance regulatory performance, and improve both member satisfaction and health outcomes while effectively managing care costs.

For additional information, please visit Vital Data Technology.