Comprehensive Behavioral Care, Inc. Awarded Three-Year, Full Accreditation From NCQA.TAMPA, Fla. -- Comprehensive Care Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CHCR CHCR Center for Health Care Rights ) (CompCare) today announced that its principal operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. , Comprehensive Behavioral Care, Inc., has earned its third consecutive Full Accreditation 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 ) for its Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial product lines. This latest NCQA Accreditation award applies to the company's entire operations, which includes business in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, and Texas and is effective until 2008. NCQA, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is the leading accrediting body for our nation's health care organizations. The three-year, Full Accreditation is the highest level of recognition awarded by NCQA and applies only to those managed behavioral healthcare organizations (MBHOs) that have excellent programs for continuous quality improvement and meet NCQA's rigorous standards, which are set high to encourage MBHOs to continuously enhance their quality. NCQA has approximately 60 standards for quality included in seven categories: Quality Management, Quality Improvement, Utilization Management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. , Credentialing, Recredentialing, Members' Rights and Responsibilities, and Preventive 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 Care Services. "CompCare's MBHO MBHO Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation is proof that it's an organization which works hard to coordinate care, ensure access and provide good customer support for members," said Margaret E. O'Kane, NCQA President, "It's a sign that CompCare is focused on improving the behavioral health of its members." Mary Jane Johnson Jane Johnson may refer to:
About Comprehensive Care Corporation Established in 1969, CompCare provides behavioral health, substance abuse, and employee assistance programs for governmental agencies, managed care companies and employer groups throughout the United States. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, CompCare operates regional service centers in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, and Texas; serves approximately 900,000 covered individuals nationwide; and has a network of approximately 8,000 qualified behavioral health practitioners. With 35 years of experience in the industry, CompCare focuses on personalized attention, flexibility, a commitment to high-quality services, and innovative approaches to behavioral health that address both the specific needs of clients and changing healthcare industry demands. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Certain information included herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements, and presentations is forward looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the Company's anticipated operating results, financial resources, increases in revenues, increased profitability, interest expense, growth and expansion, and the ability to obtain new behavioral healthcare contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results and cause them to differ materially from expectations expressed herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements, and presentations. These risks and uncertainties include local, regional, and national economic and political conditions, our ability to obtain additional financing, the effect of governmental regulation, the competitive environment in which the Company operates, and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. |
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