MAMSI HMO earns 'Excellent' accreditation from NCQA
MAMSI's two largest health maintenance organizations, MD-Individual Practice Association, Inc. (M.D. IPA) and OCI, have both received "Excellent" Accreditation from NCQA for their HMO and point-of-service products.
"This is an honor for OCI and MAMSI," said Mark D. Groban, M.D., Chairman of the Board. "Our focus on bringing access to quality, affordable health care, our commitment to excellent customer service, and our partnership with participating physicians have enabled OCI and M.D. IPA to become recognized leaders in our industry. "
NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care. Its mission is to improve the quality of health care to people everywhere. The NCQA Accreditation process is an evaluation of how a health plan ensures that its members are receiving high-quality care.
"Excellent" Accreditation is reserved for those health plans that deliver the highest quality of service and whose clinical and administrative systems meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement.
To earn this designation, health plans must achieve top scores in the following five categories: access and service; qualified providers; staying healthy; getting better; and living with illness.
"Earning `Excellent' Accreditation reflects a health plan's ability to work with their members and their physicians to improve the quality of clinical care," Margaret E. O'Kane, President of NCQA commented. "It shows that they are building the kinds of partnerships that are critical to delivering great care and great service."
OCI, a health maintenance organization, operates in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia. MAMSI's health plans cover about 1.8 million lives in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company's Web site is www.mamsi.com.
Source: MAMSI