HIP’s Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance

As a member or employer group, you want a health plan with quality you can count on. HIP, an EmblemHealth company, currently holds NCQA’s highest accreditation status of “Excellent” for our Commercial HMO/POS plans and “Commendable” accreditation status for our Medicare HMO plans.

NCQA Health Plan Accreditation evaluates how well a health plan manages all parts of its delivery system, including the doctors, hospitals and other providers in the plan’s network. NCQA also evaluates the level of customer service that the plan provides and how well the plan continuously works to improve the quality of care and services provided to its members.

Margaret E. O’Kane, president of NCQA, had this to say about HIP’s accreditation status: “NCQA’s Excellent Accreditation status is reserved for the best health plans in the nation. It is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA’s rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement and deliver excellent clinical care. Achieving an accreditation status of Commendable from NCQA is a sign that a health plan is serious about quality. It is awarded to plans whose service and clinical quality meet or exceed NCQA’s rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement.”

About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.

For more information about NCQA, please visit www.ncqa.org.