The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a nonprofit organization that accredits health plans and other healthcare organizations. Under the current NCQA accreditation program, a health plan's accreditation score is determined, in part, by pe
The Robust Health Plan sometimes uses prospective experience rating to calculate the premiums for a group. Under prospective experience rating, Robust most likely will:
The following statements describe common types of physician/hospital integrated models:
The Iota Company, which is owned by a group of investors, is a for-profit legal entity that buys entire physician practices, not just the tangible assets of the practice
One way that MCOs involve providers in risk sharing is by retaining a percentage of the providers' payment during a plan year. At the end of the plan year, the MCO may use the amount retained to offset or pay for any cost overruns for referral or hospital
To achieve widespread use of electronic data interchange (EDI) in the healthcare industry, all entities within the industry need to agree on industry standards regarding the information format and software to be used. Several organizations are making cont
Members who qualify to participate in a health plan's case management program are typically assigned a case manager. During the course of the member's treatment, the case manager is responsible for
One typical characteristic of preferred provider organization (PPO) benefit plans is that PPOs:
The existing committees at the Majestic Health Plan, a health plan that is subject to the requirements of HIPAA, include the Executive Committee and the Corporate Compliance Committee. The Executive Committee serves as a long-term advisory body on issues