AirLogix Again Earns Full NCQA Disease Management Certification; Includes Full Patient and Practitioner-Oriented Accreditation for Asthma and COPD Programs
Posted on: Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 18:00 CST
DALLAS, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- AirLogix, an experienced and trusted leader in chronic respiratory disease management, today announced that it has again received full accreditation from NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) for its disease management programs in asthma and COPD. The accreditation includes both NCQA Practitioner -- and Patient -- oriented processes.
NCQA, the nation's leader in healthcare performance measurement and oversight, currently accredits more than half of the nation's HMOs. NCQA also has broad support among employers with nearly 75% of the nation's largest employers using NCQA accreditation and HEDIS(R) data to guide choices among health plans.
Susan B. Riley, CEO of AirLogix, stated, "The staff of AirLogix strives for excellence on a daily basis. We take great pride in working to improve the health of our members and the trusting relationships we establish with our customers. Earning full NCQA disease management accreditation demonstrates this excellence, and we are deeply honored to receive it once again. We recognize that health plans demand a high level of excellence and NCQA accreditation demonstrates that we meet, and very often exceed the health plans' expectations for chronic respiratory disease management."
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality. For more information, please visit http://www.ncqa.org/ . NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations, recognizes physicians and physician groups in key clinical areas and manages the evolution of HEDIS(R) -- a registered trademark of NCQA and the tool the nation's health plans use to measure and report on their performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care quality information through the Internet, media and data licensing agreements in order to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.
About AirLogix
AirLogix is an experienced and trusted leader in chronic respiratory disease management. Through compassion and dedication, the AirLogix team has delivered effective, patient-centric asthma and COPD programs to over 500,000 members. Specializing in chronic respiratory disease, AirLogix uses self-care therapies, in-home interaction and powerful informatics processes to deliver highly effective clinical results, enhanced patient-provider satisfaction and greater cost reductions in respiratory management. For more information, please visit http://www.airlogix.com/ .
AirLogix
CONTACT: Kate Leach of AirLogix, +1-214-576-2065
Web site: http://www.airlogix.com/http://www.ncqa.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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