PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.,
July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
ProgenyHealth, LLC, a leading neonatal care management company,
announced today that it was awarded full accreditation by the
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for their
Utilization Management and Case Management programs.
The NCQA Utilization Management and Case Management
Accreditation surveys include rigorous off-site and on-site
evaluations of twenty-five standards. Health care entities
are measured on standards such as: Internal Quality Improvement
Process, Clinical Criteria for UM Decisions, Timeliness of UM
Decisions, Care Transitions, and Measurement and Quality
Improvement.
"Achieving Utilization Management accreditation from NCQA
demonstrates that ProgenyHealth has the systems, process and
personnel in place to conduct utilization management in accordance
with the strictest quality standards," said Margaret E. O'Kane, President of NCQA.
"Case Management Accreditation moves us closer to measuring quality
across population health management initiatives. Not only does it
add value to existing quality improvement efforts, it also
demonstrates an organization's commitment to the highest degree of
improving the quality of their patients' care."
"We are extremely proud of this achievement, knowing that our
focused programs of utilization management and complex case
management for high-risk neonates have been externally validated by
one of the nation's most prestigious accrediting bodies," said Dr.
Steven Richardson, Chief Medical
Officer of ProgenyHealth. "This recognition illustrates
ProgenyHealth's steadfast commitment to clinical excellence and to
providing quality care to our client's members."
ProgenyHealth's recent NCQA accreditation, together with their
URAC accreditations, confirms their commitment to delivering
quality-based solutions to their clients and their clients' NICU
population.
About ProgenyHealth
ProgenyHealth is the only
national company focused exclusively on NICU Care Management. Our
team takes a holistic approach to working with health plans,
providers and families throughout the first year of life.
ProgenyHealth neonatologists, nurses and social workers work
collaboratively with providers to ensure health care services
follow evidence-based best practices and are medically necessary.
Our proactive conversations with providers and families
naturally drive down costs and improve health outcomes.
Over the past fifteen years, ProgenyHealth has successfully
managed thousands of NICU infants and delivered positive results to
all our health plan partners. Working with over 1000
hospitals and 6000 providers nationwide, we are measurably
improving health outcomes for premature and medically complex
newborns. For more information on our programs and services,
please visit www.progenyhealth.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's Web site (www.ncqa.org) contains information to help
consumers, employers and others make more informed health care
choices.
Contact: Lisa
Lawrence
Telephone:
484-362-6584
Email: llawrence@progenyhealth.com
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