Case Management Accreditation assesses an organization’s performance in the following key areas:
- Identification and assessment
- Care planning
- Care monitoring
- Care transitions
- Measurement and quality improvement
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8.20.2018 What are the Case Management Accreditation requirements?
8.20.2018 What other organizations have earned Case Management Accreditation?
More than forty organizations have earned NCQA Credentialing Accreditation. See the NCQA Report Card for a directory of accredited organizations.
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8.20.2018 What is the price for Case Management Accreditation?
2.15.2017 Effective date for Case Management Accreditation 2017 and Termination date of Case Management Accreditation 2014 When will the 2017 CM standards be effective and when will the 2014 CM standards year end?
5.01.2015 Reporting Regulatory Actions Are health plans required to report regulatory actions taken against the organization?
Yes. The Agreement for Health Plan Accreditation Survey (the “Agreement”), specified in the “Organization’s obligations” section of the standards and guidelines, requires the organization to provide NCQA written notice within thirty (30) calendar days of the final determination by a state or federal agency with respect to request for corrective action, imposition of sanctions, changes in licensure or qualification status, if applicable, or violation of any federal or state law that affects the Scope of Review under the Standards and Guidelines. These are termed Reportable Events.
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5.01.2015 Notifying NCQA of Reportable Events How and when must the organization notify NCQA of Reportable Events?
The organization must notify NCQA, in writing, within thirty (30) calendar days of the issuance of the notice of sanctions, issuance of a fine or issuance of a request for corrective action.
The organization must also complete an annual attestation signed by an officer, or other authorized signatory of the organization, affirming that it has notified NCQA of all Reportable Events specified within the Agreement. NCQA-accredited health plans that reports HEDIS results include the attestation with its submission of the annual IDSS attestation submission for HEDIS® reporting. Other health plans submit the completed attestation electronically to NCQA-Accreditation@ncqa.org.
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5.01.2015 Specific Regulatory Actions to be Reported What specific regulatory actions must be reported?
The organization must report the occurrence of any of the following actions by any federal or state regulatory authority:
- Issuance of Intermediate Sanctions and/or suspension of enrollment by CMS or any other federal or state regulatory authority.
- Issuance of any fine equal to or exceeding $50,000 related to Organization’s operations by CMS or any other federal or state regulatory authority.
- Issuance of any request for a corrective action by any federal or state regulatory authority where the substance of such corrective action relates to the Organization’s handling of utilization management decisions, network adequacy, benefit denials, complaints, grievances, appeals or other important patient safety matters.
The above actions are referred to as the “final determination” within the Agreement.
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8.29.2013 NCQA Complaint Review Process Does the Authorization NCQA receives from the complainant permit the organization to release information to NCQA and NCQA to the organization?
Yes. Release of information to the organization by NCQA and the organizations release of information to NCQA is covered. The organization is not required to seek subsequent release from the member/complainant because the authorization form covers both entities. However, the organization is free to seek their own authorization should they choose to do so.
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