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FAQ Directory: Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation
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8.24.2018 What is the price for Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation?
8.24.2018 How do I get started with MBHO Accreditation?
If you are not currently accredited and want to learn more, contact NCQA. If you are currently accredited and want to talk to someone about your status or about renewing or adding accreditations, submit a question through My NCQA.
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8.24.2018 What is Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation?
NCQA Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation is a comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation that reviews organizations to assure they use processes to deliver high-quality care and access. It provides a framework for organizations to align and improve operations in areas of quality improvement, care coordination, utilization management and credentialing and recredentialing and members’ rights.
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8.24.2018 How long does it take to earn Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation?
8.24.2018 What other organizations have earned Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation?
More than 30 organizations have earned NCQA Health Plan Accreditation. See the NCQA Report Card for a directory of accredited organizations.
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8.24.2018 Where can I find the MBHO Standards and Guidelines?
Find the Standards and Guidelines document in the NCQA eStore.
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8.24.2018 What organizations are eligible for Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation?
- Has been in operation for at least six months, and
- Enrolls or receives enrollment of an identifiable eligible population that is eligible to access the network, and
- Provides comprehensive behavioral health care services through an organized delivery system across a continuum of care, and
- Performs functions addressed in the standards (quality improvement, care coordination, utilization management, credentialing, member rights and responsibilities), either directly or through a service agreement, and
- Has a process for monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality and safety of care.
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8.24.2018 What are Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation requirements?
The standards, provide a framework for implementing best practices to improve:
- Quality Management and Improvement: Monitor, evaluate and improve the quality and safety of care.
- Care Coordination: Coordinate medical care and behavioral healthcare for its members.
- Utilization Management: Notifies members and practitioners about coverage decisions within required time frames.
- Credentialing and Recredentialing: Verifies the credentials of the practitioners in its network.
- Members’ Rights and Responsibilities: Written members’ rights and responsibilities policy exist.
To see the program requirement details, get the Standards & Guidelines document.
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8.24.2018 How does MBHO Accreditation help my organization?
- Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation:
- Provides a framework for internal quality improvement in:
- Quality Management and Improvement.
- Care Coordination.
- Utilization Management.
- Credentialing and Recredentialing.
- Members’ Rights and Responsibilities.
- Elevates your organization’s status in the marketplace.
- Improves contracting opportunities.
- Satisfies health plan requirements.
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8.24.2018 Where can I find information to help me get started with MBHO Accreditation?
- Accreditation Process and Timeline: Key steps, timing and resources for a successful accreditation.
- Standards and Guidelines: The complete standards and guidelines, including the intent and scope of review.
- Interactive Survey Tool: Contains the complete standards and guidelines; you can also determine your organization’s survey readiness—the tool calculates your potential survey score.
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8.24.2018 What is the process for earning Managed Behavioral Healthcare Accreditation?
The first step to earning accreditation is a discussion with an NCQA program expert. Purchase and review the program resources, conduct a gap analysis and submit your online application.
Align your organization’s processes with the CR standards. NCQA conducts the survey and determines your accreditation status within 30 days of the final review.
See a step-by-step process.
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8.15.2018 Updated: Use of Acronyms in UM Denial and Appeal Notices In UM 7, Elements B, E and H and UM 9, Element D, the explanation under Factor 1: states that the reason for denial should not include abbreviations or acronyms that are not defined. Similar language is in UM 8 A.
Does this mean that they must be spelled out (e.g., “We are denying your request for a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test because…”) or explained (“We are denying your request for a DNA test, which is a test that looks at your genetic information in order to…”), or both?
The intent of the requirement is that the denial or appeal notice be written in language that can be easily understood by members. Because abbreviations/acronyms may include terms that are not easily understood, even when spelled out, they must be explained. NCQA is updating the explanation under each applicable factor of the referenced elements to read:
The denial [appeal] notification states the reason for the denial [upholding the denial] in terms specific to the member’s condition or request and in language that is easy to understand, so the member and practitioner understand why the organization denied the request [upheld the denial] and have enough information to file an appeal.
An appropriately written notification includes a complete explanation of the grounds for the denial, in language that a layperson would understand, and does not include abbreviations, acronyms or health care procedure codes that a layperson would not understand. The organization is not required to spell out abbreviations/acronyms if they are clearly explained in lay language. Denial [Appeal] notifications sent only to practitioners may include technical or clinical terms.
NCQA will post an update in December for the 2018 and 2019 HP and UM-CR-PN and 2018 MBHO publications to reflect this change.
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