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WebMD Health Services Receives NCQA Disease Management AccreditationNEW 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 Servces can receive NCQA auto-credit for those standards.
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: [email protected] or go to www.WebMDHealthServices.com. About NCQA About WebMD Health Services About WebMD WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse®, eMedicine®, MedicineNet®, theheart.org® and RxList® are among the trademarks of WebMD Health Corp. or its subsidiaries. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webmd-health-services-receives-ncqa-disease-management-accreditation-300045426.html SOURCE WebMD Health Services |