Two Steps to Enhance Managed Care Quality

I National concern about the quality of managed care organizations (MCOs) is evident in two recent developments(1) the new application form that MCOs must complete to become Medicare risk contractors; and (2) the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) plans to launch performance-based accre...

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Published in:Nursing management 1998-08, Vol.29 (8), p.14-17
Main Author: GRIMALDI, PAUL L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Accreditation - organization & administration
Beneficiaries
Continuity of care
Contract Services - standards
Contractors
Health maintenance organizations
HMOs
Humans
Managed care
Managed Care Programs - standards
Medical practices
Medicare
Nursing
Prenatal care
Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
Quality control
Quality of service
United States
Utilization review
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Summary:I National concern about the quality of managed care organizations (MCOs) is evident in two recent developments(1) the new application form that MCOs must complete to become Medicare risk contractors; and (2) the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) plans to launch performance-based accreditation for MCOs, beginning mid-1999.
ISSN:0744-6314
1538-8670
DOI:10.1097/00006247-199808000-00005