UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina Awarded NCQA Health Equity Accreditation
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina has been awarded Health Equity Accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This accreditation recognizes organizations committed to reducing health disparities and improving outcomes. It focuses on building an internal culture supporting external health equity work, collecting data for culturally mindful services, and identifying opportunities to reduce inequities.
The accreditation evaluates organizational readiness, race/ethnicity, language, gender identity and sexual orientation considerations, access to language services, practitioner network cultural responsiveness, and efforts to reduce healthcare disparities. UnitedHealthcare also became the first Medicaid managed care organization in North Carolina to earn NCQA Health Plan Accreditation.
UnitedHealthcare serves over 1.8 million people in North Carolina through various health plans, with a network of 153 hospitals and more than 67,500 physicians and care providers statewide.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina ha ricevuto l'Accreditamento per l'Equità Sanitaria dal National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Questo accreditamento riconosce le organizzazioni impegnate a ridurre le disparità sanitarie e migliorare i risultati. Si concentra sulla creazione di una cultura interna che supporti il lavoro esterno per l'equità sanitaria, sulla raccolta di dati per servizi culturalmente consapevoli e sull'identificazione di opportunità per ridurre le disparità.
L'accreditamento valuta la prontezza dell'organizzazione, le considerazioni su razza/etnia, lingua, identità di genere e orientamento sessuale, accesso ai servizi linguistici, rispondenza culturale della rete di professionisti e sforzi per ridurre le disparità sanitarie. UnitedHealthcare è anche diventata la prima organizzazione di gestione dei servizi Medicaid in North Carolina a guadagnare l'Accreditamento NCQA per i Piani Sanitari.
UnitedHealthcare serve oltre 1,8 milioni di persone in North Carolina attraverso vari piani sanitari, con una rete di 153 ospedali e più di 67.500 medici e fornitori di assistenza in tutto lo stato.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina ha sido galardonado con la Acreditación en Equidad en Salud por el National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Esta acreditación reconoce a las organizaciones comprometidas a reducir las disparidades en salud y mejorar los resultados. Se centra en construir una cultura interna que apoye el trabajo externo en equidad en salud, en la recolección de datos para servicios culturalmente conscientes y en la identificación de oportunidades para reducir las inequidades.
La acreditación evalúa la preparación organizativa, consideraciones de raza/etnia, idioma, identidad de género y orientación sexual, acceso a servicios de lenguaje, la capacidad de respuesta cultural de la red de profesionales y los esfuerzos para reducir las disparidades en la atención médica. UnitedHealthcare también se convirtió en la primera organización de atención gestionada de Medicaid en Carolina del Norte en obtener la Acreditación de Plan de Salud NCQA.
UnitedHealthcare atiende a más de 1,8 millones de personas en Carolina del Norte a través de varios planes de salud, con una red de 153 hospitales y más de 67,500 médicos y proveedores de atención en todo el estado.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina가 National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)로부터 건강 형평성 인증을 받았습니다. 이 인증은 건강 격차를 줄이고 결과를 개선하기 위해 헌신하는 조직을 인정합니다. 내부에서 외부 건강 형평성 작업을 지원하는 문화 구축, 문화적으로 배려된 서비스에 대한 데이터 수집, 불평등을 줄일 기회 식별에 중점을 둡니다.
이 인증은 조직의 준비 상태, 인종/민족, 언어, 성 정체성 및 성적 지향 고려 사항, 언어 서비스 접근성, 의료 제공자의 문화적 반응성 및 건강 관리 격차를 줄이기 위한 노력을 평가합니다. UnitedHealthcare는 또한 노스캐롤라이나에서 NCQA 건강 계획 인증을 받은 최초의 Medicaid 관리 의료 조직이 되었습니다.
UnitedHealthcare는 노스캐롤라이나에서 180만 명 이상의 사람들에게 다양한 건강 계획을 통해 서비스를 제공하며, 153개 병원과 67,500명 이상의 의사 및 치료 제공자 네트워크를 보유하고 있습니다.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina a reçu l'Accréditation en Équité Sanitaire du National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Cette accréditation reconnaît les organisations engagées à réduire les disparités de santé et à améliorer les résultats. Elle se concentre sur la construction d'une culture interne soutenant le travail externe sur l'équité en santé, la collecte de données pour des services culturellement conscients, et l'identification des opportunités de réduction des inégalités.
L'accréditation évalue la préparation organisationnelle, les considérations de race/ethnicité, de langue, d'identité de genre et d'orientation sexuelle, l'accès aux services linguistiques, la sensibilité culturelle du réseau de praticiens, et les efforts pour réduire les disparités en matière de soins de santé. UnitedHealthcare est également devenue la première organisation de gestion des soins Medicaid en Caroline du Nord à obtenir l'accréditation NCQA pour les plans de santé.
UnitedHealthcare dessert plus de 1,8 million de personnes en Caroline du Nord à travers divers plans de santé, avec un réseau de 153 hôpitaux et plus de 67 500 médecins et fournisseurs de soins dans tout l'État.
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina wurde vom National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) mit der Akkreditierung für Gesundheitsgerechtigkeit ausgezeichnet. Diese Akkreditierung erkennt Organisationen an, die sich der Verringerung von Gesundheitsunterschieden und der Verbesserung von Ergebnissen verschrieben haben. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem Aufbau einer internen Kultur, die die externe Arbeit zur Gesundheitsgerechtigkeit unterstützt, der Datenerhebung für kulturell aufmerksame Dienstleistungen und der Identifizierung von Möglichkeiten zur Verringerung von Ungleichheiten.
Die Akkreditierung bewertet die organisatorische Bereitschaft, Überlegungen zu Rasse/Ethnizität, Sprache, Geschlechtsidentität und sexueller Orientierung, den Zugang zu Sprachdiensten, die kulturelle Sensibilität des Anbieter-Netzwerks sowie die Bemühungen zur Verringerung von Gesundheitsunterschieden. UnitedHealthcare wurde auch zur ersten Medicaid-Managementgesellschaft in North Carolina, die die NCQA-Akkreditierung für Gesundheitspläne erhalten hat.
UnitedHealthcare bedient über 1,8 Millionen Menschen in North Carolina durch verschiedene Gesundheitspläne, mit einem Netzwerk von 153 Krankenhäusern und mehr als 67.500 Ärzten und Pflegeanbietern im ganzen Bundesstaat.
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Health Equity Accreditation is awarded to organizations committed to reducing disparities and improving health outcomes
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Health Equity Accreditation focuses on the foundation of health equity work, which includes: building an internal culture that supports the organization’s external health equity work; collecting data that help the organization create and offer language services and provider networks mindful of individuals’ cultural and linguistic needs; and identifying opportunities to reduce health inequities and improve care.
“We know to drive better outcomes for the people we have the privilege of serving, we must understand and consciously address the inequities that exist in the health care system,” said Anita Bachmann, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation evaluates how well an organization complies with standards in the following areas: organizational readiness; race/ethnicity, language, gender identity and sexual orientation; access and availability of language services; practitioner network cultural responsiveness; culturally and linguistically appropriate services programs; and reducing health care disparities.
“Earning Health Equity Accreditation shows that an organization is making a breakthrough in providing excellent health care to diverse populations. I congratulate any organization that achieves this level of distinction,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care is essential to improving the quality of care overall.”
In addition to being awarded NCQA Health Equity Accreditation, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
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About NCQA
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more-informed health care choices. NCQA can be found online at ncqa.org, on X @ncqa, on Facebook at facebook.com/NCQA.org/ and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncqa.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone by simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. In
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