In this podcast Margaret E. O'Kane discusses how she got into quality measurement, the beginning of the National Committee for Quality Assurance, and the next frontier in quality measurement.
For the 11th year in a row, Margaret E. O'Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), has been named to Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list. Throughout her career, she has been committed to ensuring healthcare quality through measurement, transparency, and accountability.
Listen to O'Kane discuss how she got into quality measurement, the beginning of NCQA, and the next frontier in quality measurement.
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