National Committee For Quality Assurance

• National Committee for Quality Assurance Recognizes 51 Practice Sites in the Hudson Valley with Top Patient-Centered Medical Home Status

Taconic IPA helps to aid 51 sites to transform to new model of care FISHKILL, N.Y., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An innovative quality initiative in the Hudson Valley has resulted in National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Recognition of 51 primary care practice sites as Level 3 patient-centered medical homes, the highest level achievable. This groundbreaking accomplishment was achieved by 236 physicians within 11 primary care practice groups (7 medical groups with multiple practice locations and 4 single site practices) and represents 44 percent of total Level 3 clinicians in New York, and nearly 10 percent of all practices at this level across the country.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 28, 2010

• Missouri Care Earns Accreditation from National Committee for Quality Assurance.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri Care, an Aetna (NYSE: AET) health plan that administers benefits for MO HealthNet Managed Care members, has received a "comm...

• Business Wire
• October 17, 2011

• Aetna Earns Physician Quality Certification from National Committee for Quality Assurance.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that its Aexcel[R] program, a designation for physician specialists in its Physician Performance ...

• Business Wire
• February 22, 2012

• Medicare: National Committee for Quality Assurance,

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• Aveta Subsidiary MMM Receives Health Plan Accreditation from National Committee for Quality Assurance.

First Health Plans in Puerto Rico to Obtain NCQA Accreditation FORT LEE, N.J. -- MMM Healthcare, Inc. (MMM), a subsidiary of Aveta Inc., one of the ...

• Business Wire
• March 29, 2011

• The National Committee for Quality Assurance.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has announced that several Concord Hospital medical group practices have received recognition from the Ph...

• New Hampshire Business Review
• June 17, 2011

• National Committee for Quality Assurance.

In "Managing Managed Care through Accreditation Standards Neuman and Ptak (July 2003) extolled the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in ...

• Social Work
• Vol. 49 Nbr. 3, July 2004

• National Committee for Quality Assurance and Pfizer Inc Release Strategies for Treating Depression

WASHINGTON, July 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), in collaboration with Pfizer Inc, today released a new report profiling strategies and recommendations for diagnosing and treating depression. Quality Profiles(tm): The Leadership Series-Focus on Depression examines strategies to help health care organizations and employers improve depression management and remove barriers to effective treatment. "There's no excuse for millions of people with depression to be going without adequate treatment," said NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane. "It's expensive and it's just plain wrong. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depressive disorders affect an estimated 19 million American adults, or nearly 10 percent of the population over 18. A...

• U.S. Newswire
• July 06, 2004

• CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic Among Top Private Health Insurance Plans, According to National Committee for Quality Assurance 2010-2011 Ranking*.

* CIGNA HealthCare Mid-Atlantic is ranked among the top 50 private health plans in the country* * For the fifth consecutive year, CIGNA is the top-ra...

• Business Wire
• September 21, 2010

• CIGNA Plans Among Top Private Health Insurance Plans, According to National Committee for Quality Assurance 2010-2011 Ranking*.

* CIGNA Plans Are the Highest-Ranked in Six States and in the District of Columbia* * Four CIGNA Plans Are Among Top 50 in the Country; 10 Additional...

• Business Wire
• September 21, 2010