{"id":11680,"date":"2019-05-13T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T17:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=11680"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:23:33","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/employers\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How do I determine if my health plan has NCQA Accreditation?<\/h2>\n<p>NCQA Accredits most health plans in the country. To find out if your health plan or a prospective health plan is Accredited, go to NCQA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/\">Report Cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Our company has an onsite health clinic. Does NCQA accredit these clinics?<\/h2>\n<p>NCQA\u2019s Patient-Centered Connected Care\u2122 Recognition was built from the medical home model of care, and identifies how well sites\u2014urgent care centers, retail clinics, worksite health clinics and others\u2014fit into the medical home \u201cneighborhood.\u201d Worksite health clinics are evaluated on how well they connect with primary care, identify patient needs, provide patient care and measure and improve performance.<\/p>\n<h2>What is HEDIS and how can I use it?<\/h2>\n<p>The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is one of health care\u2019s most widely used performance improvement tools. Across the country, more than 200 million people are enrolled in plans that report HEDIS results. Health plans generally provide HEDIS metrics to employers. 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