Carelink Awarded Excellent NCQA Accreditation.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Carelink Health Plans, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded an accreditation status of Excellent 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 ), an independent, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that assesses and reports on the quality of the nation's managed care plans. Carelink's accreditation status - the highest possible level - is based on voluntary review of how a health plan ensures that its members are receiving high quality health care. The Excellent Accreditation applies to Carelink's HMO/POS plans until September Until September is a 1984 romantic drama set in France. It stars Karen Allen as an American tourist in Paris who falls in love with a married Frenchman (Thierry Lhermitte). External links 2010. "Earning 'Excellent' Accreditation reflects a health plan's ability to work with their members and their physicians to improve the quality of clinical care. It shows that they are building the kind of partnerships that are critical to delivering great care and great service," according to NCQA President Margaret E. O'Kane. "We are an organization committed to continuous quality improvement so we are extremely proud of the results of Carelink's first NCQA review," said Carelink President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Cosby M. Davis, III. About Carelink Carelink Health Plans, Inc. is a managed health care plan based in West Virginia with offices in Charleston and Wheeling. More information is available on the Internet at www.carelinkhealthplans.com. |
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