Alere Medical Receives Highest Level of NCQA Accreditation.Full Accreditation Awarded for All Disease Management Programs RENO, Nev. -- Alere Medical, Inc., a leading health management company, today announced that it has received Patient & Practitioner Oriented Full Accreditation for all five of its disease management (DM) programs from The National Committee for Quality Assurance National Committee for Quality Assurance Medical practice A private, not-for-profit organization which has become the leading accreditor of managed care plans; in site visits, NCQA reviewers evaluate a managed care plan in terms of quality management, physicians' (NCQA NCQA National Committee on Quality Assurance, see there ), an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care. Patient & Practitioner Oriented Full Accreditation is NCQA's highest level of DM Accreditation. It has been awarded to Alere's industry-leading programs for heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease n. Abbr. COPD A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced. (COPD COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. COPD abbr. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ), coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. (CAD), and asthma. "Earning NCQA Accreditation is a significant milestone as Alere continues to grow and expand into new products and new markets," said Gordon K. Norman, MD, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , Executive Vice President, Chief Science Officer. "It's an independent, objective indication that our programs provide the education, systems, and support necessary for good outcomes and good care. That's reassuring not only for our clients, but also for practitioners, as well as for patients and their families." The standards for the NCQA DM Accreditation Program are organized into six categories: Program Content, Patient Service, Practitioner Service, Clinical Systems, Measurement and Quality Improvement, and Program Operation. NCQA DM Accreditation standards are developed with input from researchers in the field, the Disease Management Advisory Council (DMAC DMAC Direct Memory Access Controller DMAC Data Management and Communications DMAC N,N-Dimethylacetamide DMAC Downtown Media Arts Center (Orlando, Florida) DMAC Direct Memory Access Control DMAC Direct Machining and Control ) and standing committees, employers, both purchasers and operators of disease management programs, state and federal regulators and other experts. About Alere Medical Inc. Alere Medical Incorporated is a leader in specialized health management services focusing on a patient-centric, programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. approach to comprehensive personal health support. Alere's integrated care monitoring system identifies and monitors all medium- and high-risk patients, and prioritizes those patients to facilitate efficient workflow. With published outcomes that exceed those of any competitor, Alere Medical's health management programs improve clinical outcomes for patients, and maximize savings for clients. Alere Medical has received NCQA Patient & Practitioner Oriented Full Accreditation for its heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes, asthma and COPD disease management programs (2007-2010). For more information, visit www.alere.com or call (775) 829-8885. |
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