The North Carolina Medical Society Foundation is pleased to be working with the NCQA as a champion for quality
NCQA Recognition Program Champion for Quality is an organization that encourages its network of clinicians, members or program participants to achieve NCQA Recognition in return for an additional recognition, promotion or reward. For more information on NCQA, please visit their website at www.ncqa.org
- Through the NCMSF and NCQA Champion for Quality program, members of the North Carolina Medical Society can receive 20% off submission fees for clinical program recognitions as well as solo practices and practice groups that do not qualify as a multi-site practices per the NCQA multi-site review process. Please contact Terri Gonzalez at tgonzalez@ncmedsoc.org for the promotional code when you are ready to submit.
- Community Practitioner Practices can also contact the NCMSF for a discount on the survey tool through NCQA for PCMH 2011 recognition.
NCQA’s Recognition Programs
NCQA developed its Recognition Program requirements from widely accepted medical evidence, with significant input from clinician specialists and health plan d and employer representatives. Clinicians who achieve recognition show their peers, their patients and others in the medical community that they are a part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest level of medical care.
NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 Recognition Program
The first Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) standards-based program was a revision of the 2006 PPC program, developed in collaboration with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Osteopathic Association and others. Built on the joint principles developed by primary care specialty societies, medical homes emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered coordinated care and management processes. Since 2008, practices in nearly every state have been NCQA-Recognized under the PPC-PCMH standards. NCQA has now fully transitioned to the PCMH 2011 standards, built on 6 Standards and 27 Elements. PCMH 2011 includes 6 “Must Pass” Elements and 3 levels of Recognition.
Other NCQA Recognition programs include
NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program
NCQA developed the Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP) to provide clinicians with tools to support the delivery and recognition of consistent high quality care. This voluntary program recognizes medical professionals who use evidence-based measures and provide excellent care to their patients with diabetes. Ten measures cover HbA1c control; blood pressure and LDL control; eye and foot examinations; nephropathy assessment; and smoking status and cessation advice or treatment. This program can also be used as an alternate registry for the Physician Quality Reporting System as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Physicians who participate receive financial rewards for collecting and reporting practice data about the quality of their care.
NCQA Heart/Stroke Recognition Program
The Heart /Stroke Recognition Program (HSRP), developed in 2003, recognizes clinicians who use evidence-based measures and provide excellent care to persons with cardiovascular disease or who have had a stroke. The program assesses key quality performance measures based on guidelines for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Program measures include blood pressure and cholesterol control; complete lipid profile; use of aspirin or another antithrombotic; and smoking status and cessation advice or treatment. This program can also be used as an alternate registry for the Physician Quality Reporting System as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Physicians who participate receive financial rewards for collecting and reporting practice data about the quality of their care.
