The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation. The National Committee for Quality Assurance operates on a formula of measure, analyze, and improve and it aims to build consensus across the industry by working with policymakers, employers, doctors, and patients, as well as health plans.^[3]

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National Committee for Quality Assurance

Abbreviation	NCQA
Founded	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Tax ID no.	52-1191985[1]
Legal status	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[1]
Purpose	To improve the quality of health care through measurement, transparency, and accountability.
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Revenue (2016)	$62,481,371[2]
Expenses (2016)	$58,532,818[2]
Employees (2016)	395[2]
Volunteers (2016)	160[2]
Website	www.ncqa.org

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance was established in 1990 with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance manages voluntary accreditation programs for individual physicians, health plans, and medical groups. It offers dedicated programs targeting vendor certification, software certification, and compliance auditing. Health plans seek accreditation and measure performance through the administration and submission of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey. The National Committee for Quality Assurance provides an evidence-based program for case-management accreditation available for uses in payer, provider, and community-based organizations.^{[citation needed]}