About this Learning Activity

Accreditation 201: Preparation and Self-Assessment

Teams that recognize gaps between their current state and the target future state are positioned to pursue NCQA Accreditation with minimal burden. Through this learning activity, professionals are equipped with a variety of resources that help teams achieve optimal preparation for NCQA Accreditation surveys. Furthermore, this course is appropriate for any health plan staff member or third-party contributor with a stake in NCQA Accreditation

What You Will Learn

Learning  Objectives

By participating within this learning activity, learners will:

• Techniques for conducting a self-assessment.
• Indicators for survey application readiness.
• Strategies for engaging stakeholders.
• Tactics for ensuring preparation activities are timely. 

Learning  Outcomes  

By completing this learning activity, learners will be able to:

• Pinpoint operational gaps and opportunities for survey preparation.
• Define work activities necessary for staff guidance.
• Develop milestones for timely advancement towards NCQA accreditation.
• Recognize practices for reducing operational burden. 

Who Should Attend

• Executives, supervisors, and coordinators at health plans and managed care organizations.
• Professionals in compliance, public policy, and risk management.
• Professionals in performance measurement, quality assurance, or quality improvement.
• Consultants, contractors, delegates, vendors, and partners of health plans

Faculty

Authored by Cathy Beckner

Continuing Education

This is a non-accredited activity.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education which specify that sponsors of continuing medical education activities and presenters at and planners for these activities disclose any relevant financial relationships either party might have with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in educational presentations.

For sponsors, relevant financial relationships include large research grants, institutional agreements for joint initiatives, substantial gifts, or other relationships that benefit the institution.  For presenters or planning committee members, relevant financial relationships include the receipt of research grants from a commercial company, consultancies, honoraria, travel, or other benefits, or having a self-managed equity interest in a company; or having an immediate family member or partner with such a relationship.

Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

Relevant financial relationships exist with the following companies/organizations:

Faculty:

Authored by Cathy Beckner

Additional Planning Committee Members:
Shamaila Kausar:None
Nicole Diray: None

This program was developed in part by NCQA staff.