OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Kaiser Permanente leads
the nation among all reporting commercial health plans with top
marks in 12 quality measures. These conclusions were based on
information in the 2010 National Committee for Quality Assurance’s
Quality Compass® data.
Kaiser Permanente received top marks for:
- Breast cancer screening
- Weight assessment for children-BMI
- Appropriate treatment for children with upper respiratory
infection - Diabetes – medical attention for nephropathy
- Diabetes – blood pressure control, 130/80
- Diabetes – LDL control less than 100 mg/dl
- Antidepressant medication management (continuation phase)
- Antidepressant medication management (acute phase)
- Appropriate use of medications for people with asthma (ages
12-50) - Chlamydia screening
- Counseling for nutrition for children
- Counseling for physical activity for children
The NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving health care quality.
“Kaiser Permanente is committed to providing the highest quality
care to our members and patients, including medication and
specialty care, chronic disease management, immunizations and
timely screenings,” said Jed Weissberg, MD, senior vice president,
Quality and Care Delivery Excellence, Kaiser Permanente. “The
Quality Compass data validates our great accomplishments in this
area, and helps to provide consumers with the important information
they need to make informed choices about their health care.”
NCQA data provides evidence-based measures that reflect the
quality of health plans and are the most widely used set of
measures reflecting ambulatory clinical quality in the United
States. Kaiser Permanente uses NCQA data to set numeric targets to
improve performance and monitor standards of care. Kaiser
Permanente’s nation-leading scores in 1
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