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NewsFirst candidates seek NCQA accountable care accreditation
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) yesterday announced six candidates for its accountable care organization (ACO) accreditation program, launched just two months ago. Among the Read more...
Quality initiatives offer alternative to 'meat-ax' cost-cutting approach
America has arrived at a "now-or-never moment to contain healthcare costs," according to Margaret O'Kane, president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance. "Value is no longer just nice to Read more...
Commercial plans lag behind Medicare plans on quality indicators
When it comes to health plans, big spenders don't always deliver the best care, according to the new State of Health Care Quality report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private, Read more...
NCQA: Healthcare quality improvement stalls
After more than a decade of improvement, healthcare quality remained flat in 2008, particularly in the mental health and substance abuse arena, according to an annual report by the National Committee Read more...
Health plan quality improves, while federal payers lag
Over the last nine years, the quality of care delivered to patients enrolled in health plans submitting data to the National Committee for Quality Assurance has continued to improve, though federal Read more...
Using claims data for doctor ratings poses big problems
In theory, physician ratings and rankings aren't as scary as they used to be a few years ago. With activists like New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo helping to spark systematic changes in such Read more...
Cigna hires NCQA to check its doctor rankings
Over the past few months, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has been challenging the physician ranking programs state health plans use. To make peace with the Read more...
| Press ReleasesCigna’s Behavioral Health Care Centers Re-Earn Full Accreditation from The National Committee for Quality AssurancePHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- When it comes to your health, quality matters. All of Cigna's (NYSE: CI) behavioral health care centers nationwide earned Full Accreditation from the National Read more >> MedAssurant Receives NCQA Full Accreditation for Disease Management ProgramsCCS Advantage®, MedAssurant's Care Coordination and Enhancement Solution, Is Recognized for Excellence in Facilitating Good Outcomes and CareBOWIE, Md., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Read more >> MedAssurant Earns 2012 NCQA Software CertificationHEDIS® Quality Measurement and Reporting Solution Demonstrates Continued Industry Excellence for 11 Years RunningBOWIE, Md., Jan. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of Read more >> Health Dialog Receives Renewed NCQA Disease Management (DM) AccreditationRecognition Affirms DM Excellence; Facilitates Client Efforts to Meet Their Own Requirements BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Dialog today announced that its Disease Management (DM) program has been Read more >> DSS Research is NCQA Certified to Conduct CAHPS PCMH® SurveysDSS continues to expand CAHPS® survey offeringsFORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DSS Research, the leader in health care market research and consulting, announced today that it has been Read more >> |
