Population Health Program Accreditation Benefits & Support

HOW DOES MY ORGANIZATION BENEFIT?

Use the NCQA Population Health Program Accreditation standards to perform a gap analysis and determine improvement areas. They provide a framework for implementing best practices to standardize care and:

• Increase efficiency and the ability to manage complex individuals better.
  • Systematically collect, integrate and assess data to inform, measure and operate your population health management program.
  • Assess your population’s needs; update activities and resources using results.
  • Segment populations for targeted interventions.
  • Provide targeted interventions based on level of need.
  • Provide support to practitioners.
  • Measure individual experience, program effectiveness, cost and participation rates.
• Implement effective, targeted population health management programs to meet contracting arrangements.
  • Reduce the administrative effort of plans seeking Accreditation by offering automatic credit for eligible population health management requirements.

WHERE CAN I FIND RESOURCES?

You can find more information about the Population Health Program Accreditation in the following:

Standards and Guidelines: Provides the complete descriptions of the standards, including the intent and scope of the review.

Interactive Survey Tool: Includes the complete standards and guidelines and allows your organization to determine its readiness for a survey.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

• The Policy Clarification Support, My NCQA, and FAQs can help you interpret NCQA standards.
• Policy Updates: Clarifications and updates to NCQA program standards and guidelines.
• Education and Training: NCQA offers a variety of training options, from on-demand, web-based programs to live, in-person seminars.
• Population Health Management Resource Guide: A practical guide for health plans seeking to incorporate population health management principles into their organization.
• Population Health Management Roadmap for IDNs: A practical guide for helping integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and other provider organizations understand population health management in achieving value-based care.
• Advertising Guidelines: Designed to help customers create clear, factual and accurate advertising and marketing materials.
• Seals: Print-friendly graphics for use in promoting NCQA status.