Community Care Plan (CCP), the health plan with a heart, is pleased to announce that it has earned Multicultural Health Care Distinction for its Medicaid Health Plan from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Care Plan (CCP), the health plan with a heart, is pleased to announce that it has earned Multicultural Health Care Distinction for its Medicaid Health Plan from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The Multicultural Health Care (MHC) program evaluates how well an organization complies with the standards for the following areas:
· Collection of race/ethnicity and language data;
· Provision of language assistance;
· Cultural responsiveness; and
· Quality improvement of culturally and linguistically appropriate services, and reduction of health care disparities.
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes clinicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s HEDIS® is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA's website (www.ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make informed health care choices.
“As an organization, Community Care Plan has a culturally diverse employee-base and we are proud that we have earned the Multicultural Health Care Distinction to reflect how we serve our members accordingly,” said Jessica Lerner, Community Care Plan’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Given that Community Care Plan delivers culturally appropriate interventions while serving our diverse membership has allowed us to receive this recognition as we continue our journey towards health equity,” said Dr. Miguel Venereo, Community Care Plan’s Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
“Earning Multicultural Health Care Distinction shows that an organization is making a breakthrough in providing excellent health care to diverse populations. I congratulate any organization that achieves this level of distinction,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care is essential to improving the quality of care overall.”
About NCQA Health Plan Accreditation
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes clinicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s(HEDIS® is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more-informed health care choices.