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Quality Matters: A Podcast by NCQAA New Approach to an Old Problem: TobaccoIn this episode of Quality Matters, Jules Reich, NCQA Senior Health Care Analyst in Population Health, and Grace Glennon, NCQA Director of Digital Quality Informatics, join host Andy Reynolds to discuss the latest tool in the long crusade against tobacco use: NCQA’s new HEDIS measure, Tobacco Use Screening and Cessation Intervention (TSC-E).This measure replaces an outdated survey-based approach. It also facilitates the transition to digital measurement by using the Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS) reporting method to capture, track and help health plans act on data better and faster.Listen to this episode to...2025-06-2518 min