Calif. unveils report card for 5 health insu... Nov 18, 2009
The scores rely on a combination of customer feedback and how well the care of a sample of policyholders rates when compared with standards set by not-for-profit group National Committee for Quality Assurance. Aetna, CIGNA HealthCare of California and Health Net of California each received three stars. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Kaiser Colorado's Medicare plan rated tops Nov 13, 2009
More than 700 plans took part in the survey, which was also ranked by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. According to the report, the rankings reflect member satisfaction and success in preventing and treating illness compared with other Medicare plans. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Independent Health plans rate well Nov 13, 2009
The company was included in the rankings of America s Best Health Insurance Plans 2009-2010 compiled by U.S. News World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Independent Health is included in the rankings for its commercial (No. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
N.E. insurers rank high in US poll Nov 12, 2009
A half-dozen New England health insurers weighed in among the top 10 commercial health plans nationally in a ranking set to be released today by U.S. News and World Report magazine and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C.. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Wellesley, serving Massachusetts and Maine, was the top-ranked plan based on an analysis of prevention, treatment, and member satisfaction, including such criteria as how quickly patients... (Boston Globe)
Protest leads to arrest of 11 Oct 17, 2009
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a health care improvement organization, ranked CIGNA HealthCare of Massachusetts 36th out of 290 commercial health plans in 2008. At the end of the die-in, protester Jason Faria of the Service Employees Industrial Union, masquerading as a CIGNA executive, went around cutting green balloons with dollar signs on them off the wrists of the die-in protesters, a physical representation, said protester and SEIU member Courtney Snegroff, of how CIGNA takes... (Newton Tab, MA)
Vt. health reform: manage chronically ill patients Oct 12, 2009
The system uses statistics from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a national nonprofit organization that measures health care performance. Visitors from across the country regularly visit Aesculapius and a more rural practice in St. Johnsbury so they can see how it works up close. (Albany Times Union)
Aurora clinics nationally recognized Sep 25, 2009
s clinics in Plymouth and West Allis have received Patient-Centered Medical Home designation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance ... The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
A step to manage health costs Sep 19, 2009
In 2007 and 2008, Fallon Community Health Plan was rated the country s top Medicaid health plan by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Despite high quality and the overall acceptance of managed care, Massachusetts has lower managed care penetration among Medicaid recipients than most other states do. (Boston Globe)
Independence Blue Cross Takes Steps to Prepare for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Sep 2, 2009
Independence Blue Cross's HMO and PPO health care plans have consistently received the highest ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Independence Blue Cross supports comprehensive health care reform that would extend coverage to all Americans, reduce costs, and improve quality. (PR Newswire)
Is VA pushing vets to accept death? Judge for yourself Aug 25, 2009
Pushed by large employers who are eager to know what they are buying when they purchase health care for their employees, an outfit called the National Committee for Quality Assurance today ranks health-care plans on 17 different performance measures. These include how well the plans manage high blood pressure or how precisely they adhere to standard protocols of evidence-based medicine such as prescribing beta blockers for patients recovering from a heart attack. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Tisei tapped to head Bakers bid for guvs office Aug 6, 2009
Tisei also praised Baker s work in turning around Harvard Pilgrim, which entered temporary receivership due to financial troubles in 2000 shortly after Baker took over as CEO. Since then, the state Supreme Judicial Court officially released the company in 2006 from further state government oversight and Harvard Pilgrim has been ranked the number one commercial health care plan in the U.S. for the past four years by U.S. News & World Report and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).... (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Physician Associates recognized as Community Leader Aug 6, 2009
Physician Associates received the award primarily due to its doctors completing a stringent certification process through the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The process is considered one of the most rigorous in the health care industry. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Somerville Tufts Health Plan employees celebrate milestones Aug 5, 2009
Tufts Health Plan's HMO and POS products are ranked second in the nation and its Medicare Advantage program is ranked among the top 10 in the nation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Loading commenting interface. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Changing the cost of care Jul 28, 2009
Lyon said for Mount Airy Family Practice, which has achieved the highest-quality ranking from the federal government s National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the impact is an additional $200,000 a year. That is a big enough number in a four-doctor practice to get our attention, he said. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Integrated Healthcare Association Releases White Paper on Pay for Performance Jul 22, 2009
"The major achievement is bringing large health plans, medical groups, the National Committee for Quality Assurance and Pacific Business Group on Health together to produce a statewide state-of-art quality report card based on best of class features," said Michael Belman, MD, MPH, FACP, Medical Director Quality and Innovation, Anthem Blue Cross of California. In spite of its successes, P4P has not fully achieved its goal to create performance breakthroughs in clinical outcomes or patient... (PR Newswire)
Baker tempers dazzling achievements with down-to-earth goals Jul 9, 2009
After initial bumps, Baker oversaw a turnaround that included more than two dozen consecutive profitable quarters, at the same time the company finished atop the National Committee for Quality Assurance s ranking of health plans five years in a row. There are still idealistic people in this business who care and think they can help, and that s why they get in, said Buckingham, now director of public affairs for Pfizer Inc. He s one of them. (Boston Globe)
PAETEC Announces Q1 2009 Results May 10, 2009
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield has received an excellent rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Xerox is adding on to its innovation showroom in Rochester. (R News)
Excellus BCBS Gets Excellent Rating May 6, 2009
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield has received an excellent rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance ... Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield has received an excellent rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. (R News)
Guidelines for medical home demonstrations released by major physician groups Apr 29, 2009
The guidelines also specify that any project should use the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Physician Practice Connections (PPC)-PCMH tool, or a similar consensus-based recognition process, to qualify practices for participation. The new document calls for all demonstration projects to include additional reimbursement for participating practices to adequately compensate for the increased physician and administrative staff time necessary to provide care under the PCMH model. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Watertown business notes Apr 28, 2009
Working with Tufts Health Plan, which has been accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance since 1999 and has ranked second in the nation for its commercial plans three years in a row, helps to further Circle of Caring at Hospice of the Good Shepherd s mission to provide quality hospice care to people in its community by increasing the network of people to whom the hospice is able to provide service. Meyerson named general manager of Park Plaza. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
New Aspirin Recommendation Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks & Strokes, Says Partnership for Prevention Mar 17, 2009
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, which measures the quality of care provided by health plans, recently recognized that aspirin use is effective in reducing cardiovascular events. To encourage appropriate aspirin use, NCQA has proposed that health plans measure their members' use of aspirin as well as the extent to which clinicians discuss aspirin use with patients. (PR Newswire)
Blue Cross CEO's pay rose 26% Feb 28, 2009
The state's health plans are among the best nationwide, as ranked by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a respected nonprofit. Harvard Pilgrim has been ranked best commercial health plan in the nation for four consecutive years. (Boston Globe)
Cases of sexually spread diseases on the rise Feb 7, 2009
The percentage of young women being tested for the infection rose by double digits from 2003 to 2007, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a nonprofit that monitors health care. The latest case numbers for chlamydia translate to a rate of 370 cases per 100,000 people in 2007, up 7. (MSNBC -- Health)
