NEW YORK, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WebMD Health
Services announced it recently received Patient-Oriented Disease
Management Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) for its disease management programs for asthma,
coronary artery disease, heart failure, COPD and diabetes.
"NCQA's Disease Management Accreditation program is thorough and
rigorous. It's designed to highlight only those programs that truly
improve chronic care," said NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane.
"The NCQA Accreditation is the industry gold standard and
reflects WebMD Health Services commitment to deliver quality and
value programs to our clients," said Dr. Tim Moore, WebMD Health Services Chief Medical
Officer. "Last July NCQA granted WebMD Health Services the
Wellness & Health Promotion Accreditation (WHP)."
On July 1, 2015, new NCQA Health
Plan requirements become effective. The new requirements will focus
on NCQA Member Connection Standards for Health Plans, (MEM
Standards) and requires health plans to be compliant for all
product lines, including Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid and
Marketplace (Exchange) products.
WebMD Health Services tools are accredited for MEM 1 (Health
Risk Appraisals), MEM 2 (Self-Management Tools), and MEM 8 (Healthy
Living), so a health plan that partners with WebMD Health Services
can receive NCQA auto-credit for those standards.
- Health Appraisal (MEM 1)
- Self-Management Tools (MEM 2)
- Support for Healthy Living (MEM 8)
Health Plan managers interested in learning about the benefits
of working with an NCQA WHP-Accredited or Disease Management vendor
can contact WebMD Health Services: whsinfo@webmd.net or go to
www.WebMDHealthServices.com.
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization
dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and
certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also
recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance.
NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for
consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.
About WebMD Health Services
WebMD Health Services
platform enables employers and health plans to provide their
employees and plan participants with access to personalized health
and benefit information and decision-support tools that help them
to make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions and
motivate them to make healthier lifestyle choices. The Company also
provides telephonic, online and onsite health coaching and targeted
condition management programs for use by its private portals
clients' employees and plan participants to help them achieve their
wellness goals.
About WebMD
WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ: WBMD) is the
leading provider of health information services, serving consumers,
physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans
through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms and
health focused publications. The WebMD Health Network includes
WebMD.com, Medscape.com, MedicineNet.com, eMedicineHealth.com,
RxList.com, Medscape Education (Medscape.org) and other WebMD owned
sites and apps.
WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®,
MedicineNet®, theheart.org® and RxList® are among the trademarks of
WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries.
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