CIGNA Behavioral Health's Glendale Regional Care Center Receives NCQA Accreditation.EDEN PRAIRIE Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn. -- CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) Behavioral Health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or (CBH CBH cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity. ) announced today that it has been awarded Full Accreditation for its Regional Care Center located in Glendale, California Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It lies at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, is bisected by the Verdugo Mountains, and is an important suburb in the Greater Los Angeles Area. by 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 ). The accreditation is effective this month and extends for a three-year period. NCQA is a nationally recognized organization that evaluates how well a health plan manages all parts of its delivery system to continually improve quality health care for its members. NCQA reviews include a rigorous on-site and off-site evaluation conducted by a team of physicians and managed care experts who evaluate physicians, hospitals, other providers and administrative services based on NCQA standards. "CBH's Managed Behavioral Health Organization accreditation is proof that CBH is an organization which works hard to coordinate care, ensure access and provide good customer support for members," said NCQA president Margaret E. O'Kane. "We're continually focused on improving the behavioral health of our members," said Keith Dixon, president and chief executive officer of CBH. "We are proud that the NCQA has recognized our excellence and has awarded our Glendale Regional Care Center full accreditation." CBH also has three other regional care centers in Texas, Maryland and Minnesota. All three of these facilities also have Full Accreditation status from the NCQA. In addition to its accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. regional care centers, CBH offers its customers 24/7 online access to behavioral health specialists, online information about behavioral health issues, customized coaching and a clinical leadership team focused on integration of medical and behavioral health care. About the National Committee for Quality Assurance NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations, recognizes physicians and physician groups in key clinical areas and manages the evolution of HEDIS HEDIS Health Plan Employer Data & Information Set Managed care An initiative by the National Committee on Quality Assurance to develop, collect, standardize, and report measures of health plan performances. , the tool the nation's health plans use to measure and report on their performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Web, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices. About CIGNA Behavioral Health CIGNA Behavioral Health provides behavioral care benefit management, EAPs and work/life programs to consumers through health plans offered by large U.S. employers, national and regional HMOs, Taft-Hartley trusts and disability insurers. CIGNA Behavioral Health, with headquarters in Eden Prairie, MN, operates care management centers around the U.S. in support of a national network of more than 56,800 independent psychiatrists, psychologists and clinical social workers and more than 5,100 facilities and clinics. For more information, visit http://www.CIGNABehavioral.com. |
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