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News Conference Scheduled; NCQA's 2006 State of Health Care Quality Report Set for September 27

Posted on: Friday, 15 September 2006, 15:01 CDT

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites you to attend a news conference on September 27, 2006 to unveil The State of Health Care Quality: 2006.

This year's report answers key questions about the health care industry:

-- Is the quality of care getting better or worse?

-- What is the cost - in lives and dollars - of persistent

quality gaps in the system?

-- Why don't some health plans publicly report their performance

data?

-- How are changing enrollment patterns affecting accountability?

NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. 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), the tool the nation's health plans use to measure and report on their performance.

Presenters include:

-- Margaret E. O'Kane, President, NCQA

-- Linda M. Springer, Director, Office of Personnel Management

-- Ann Kempski, Director of Health Systems Policy, Service

Employees International Union September 27, 2006 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor - Washington, DC 20045 PLEASE RSVP -- SPACE IS LIMITED. PLEASE CALL: Lauren Funk (202) 955-1705 A conference call option will also be available for media who cannot attend in person. Please RSVP to obtain conference call information.

Note: Plan-specific performance information suitable for use in developing local or regional health plan "report cards" will be available as of September 21 on an embargoed basis. Call Lauren Funk at (202) 955-1705 to request local data.

Source: Business Wire

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