DM Accreditation and Certification Levels

What Accreditation Levels Can a DM Organization Achieve?

DM organizations can earn the following NCQA Accreditation status levels based on their performance against NCQA's Standards and Guidelines:

Full Accreditation: NCQA awards its highest status of Full Accreditation to organizations that meet or exceed NCQA standards.

One-Year Accreditation: NCQA awards a status of One-Year Accreditation to organizations that meet most accreditation standards but must take further action to achieve Full Accreditation (within 12 months).

Provisional Accreditation: NCQA awards a status of Provisional Accreditation to organizations that meet some, but not all, of NCQA's basic accreditation standards but must take significant action to achieve Full Accreditation (within 12 months).

Denied: NCQA denies Accreditation to organizations that did not meet NCQA requirements during the Accreditation survey.


What Certification Levels Can a DM Organization Achieve?

DM organizations can earn the following NCQA Certification status levels based on their performance against NCQA's Standards and Guidelines.

Certified: NCQA awards a status of Certified to organizations that meet or exceed its standards for DM certification.

Denied: NCQA denies Accreditation to organizations that did not meet NCQA requirements during the Certification survey.


DM Report Card

View the Disease Management Accreditation and Certification Report Card.

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