NCQA PPC-PCMH recognition earns our support

Priority Health supports the NCQA PPC-PCMH recognition

(December 2, 2009) - Priority Health is pleased to announce that we will continue to support advancements in primary care into 2010, and will reward practices that have been newly recognized by NCQA, paying $1, $2 or $3 pmpm for 12 months (fully funded commercial members only). Payment will be determined by NCQA recognition tier.

What is the NCQA's PPC-PCMH program?

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) offers a Physician Practice Connections PPC®-PCMH^TM program to recognize practices as patient-centered medical homes (PCMH). There are nine PPC® standards with 10 "must pass" elements, which can result in a practice earning one of three levels of recognition. Practices seeking PPC®-PCMH^TM recognition complete a Web-based data collection tool and provide documentation that validates responses.

Complete details are available at the NCQA website.
Go to the PCMH information now.

20% discount when you apply

Since Priority Health is a sponsor of the NCQA PPC®-PCMH^TM program, practices identifying themselves as part of our network receive a 20% discount on their application fee.

Keep us informed!

The only way we'll know you're eligible for the infrastructure support payment is if you tell us. So that we have our systems ready to begin payment to you, we need to know who is applying for the NCQA Recognition.

1. Forward a copy of the e-mail confirmation/application receipt you receive from NCQA to your physician account representative (PAR).
   Go to our list of PARs.
   
2. Include your best estimate of your practice's NCQA PPC®-PCMH^TM tier.

If you have already forwarded your NCQA application "receipt" e-mail to your physician account representative (PAR), thank you! If not, please do so at your earliest convenience.

If you've already received recognition and/or applied

Congratulations! The survey is a rigorous process. It shows your commitment to your patients and to high quality care. Be sure to let us know when NCQA informs you of your Recognition.