Plainsboro, N.J. – July 19, 2013 – TheNational Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the country’s premier health plan accrediting authority, has joined The American Journal of Managed Care as a strategic alliance partner. Through this partnership, AJMC and NCQA seek to offer their audiences the best possible health policy information, including research results, so they can make informed decisions to deliver the highest quality healthcare to patients at an affordable cost.
Through this unique partnership, AJMC and NCQA will collaborate to showcase the innovative efforts health plans are implementing to improve the health and well-being of their members. Both organizations are committed to promoting discussions of about the implementation of healthcare reform, with its emphasis on accountable care and other emerging payment models to measure how well healthcare groups deliver results for patient populations.
“This partnership will help both organizations address a key question that health plans have as our country moves forward: how will we be judged as we strive to deliver quality care under a different compensation structure?” said Brian Haug, President, The American Journal of Managed Care. “This partnership will bring some of the brightest minds together to address some of the most pressing issues facing payers in regard to healthcare delivery in the United States.”
The partnership will also extend AJMC’s reach and circulation to include key decision makers who are members of NCQA. The goal of the partnership is to create a mutually beneficial collaboration where influential healthcare decision makers can access the latest clinical, managerial, and policy research and exchange best practices and lessons learned to improve the healthcare system in this country.
For Information Contact:
Nicole Beagin, Associate Editorial Director
(609) 716-7777 x. 131
About The American Journal of Managed Care
The American Journal of Managed Care is an independent, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to publishing original research in healthcare outcomes and creating a forum for scientific communication in the ever-evolving field of healthcare delivery. The journal is indexed in MEDLINE/PUBMED. AJMC is published by the Intellisphere Managed Market Group, which is owned by MJH & Associates. For more information, please contact Nicole Beagin, Associate Editor, The American Journal of Managed Care, at 609.716.7777 or nbeagin@ajmc.com.
About The National Committee for Quality Assurance
The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. Since its founding in 1990, NCQA has been a central figure in driving improvement throughout the health care system, helping to elevate the issue of health care quality to the top of the national agenda. The NCQA seal is a widely recognized symbol of quality. Organizations incorporating the seal into advertising and marketing materials must first pass a rigorous, comprehensive review and must annually report on their performance. For consumers and employers, the seal is a reliable indicator that an organization is well-managed and delivers high quality care and service. Please see www.ncqa.org.
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