AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan Maintains Excellent NCQA Accreditation
Harrisburg (PA) – AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan has maintained its accreditation status of Excellent from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Following an on-site survey in July 2007, AmeriHealth Mercy received a three year accreditation from NCQA. The survey results were based on the 2006 HEDIS and CAHPS scores, a review of utilization management, credentialing and appeal files, and an assessment of NCQA's standards. The Excellent status is based on service and clinical quality that meet or exceed NCQA’s rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement. It is a reflection of the high quality of care that AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan provides to its members on a daily basis.
“I am proud that AmeriHealth Mercy has been recognized nationally for the exceptional quality of care we provide to our members,” said Anne Morrissey, President, PA Managed Care, AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan. “This recognition by NCQA validates that we are living our mission to deliver quality care to our members.”
Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is a Medical Assistance managed care plan currently serving over 87,000 Medical Assistance recipients in Adams, Berks, Carbon, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Perry, Pike, and York counties. Its corporate parent partners are Mercy Health System and AmeriHealth First, a subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross. AmeriHealth Mercy's mission is to help people get care, stay well and build healthy communities. For more information about AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, please visit www.amerihealthmercyhp.com.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Since its founding in 1990, NCQA has been a central figure in driving improvement throughout the health care system, helping to elevate the issue of health care quality to the top of the national agenda. For more information about NCQA, please visit www.ncqa.org.
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