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Address non-clinical barriers preventing your population\/community from experiencing their best health.<\/p>\n

These Accreditations represent an evolution in programs to incorporate an expanded focus on unique populations and communities, their needs and emerging best practices.<\/p>\n

Health Outcomes Accreditation<\/strong> helps organizations gain a data-driven understanding of their population and their unique needs and experiences to identify and address gaps and disparities in care.<\/p>\n

Community-Focused Care Accreditation<\/strong> helps organizations cultivate high-impact, community-based partnerships to connect members\/patients to non-medical or social needs resources to support their best possible health.<\/p>\n

Steps to Get Started<\/h2>\n

How Health Outcomes Accreditation benefits your organization:<\/h3>\n
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  • Reduce health disparities or care gaps.\u00a0<\/strong>Use data to identify and address health disparities or gaps in care to support better health outcomes.<\/li>\n
  • Align staff and leadership.\u00a0<\/strong>Align organizations with a shared framework focused on improving the health of your population.<\/li>\n
  • Stand out among your peers.\u00a0<\/strong>Appeal to payers, regulators and employers seeking a business partner committed to improving population health.<\/li>\n
  • Become recognized for closing gaps in care and improving population health.\u00a0<\/strong>Demonstrate to members\/patients and your communities that you have an ongoing commitment to address health disparities or gaps in care and help ensure everyone has the opportunity to achieve their best health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How Community-Focused Care Accreditation benefits your organization:<\/h3>\n
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    • Develop and sustain community partnerships.\u00a0<\/strong>Implement strategies to help build partnerships with community-based organizations.<\/li>\n
    • Understand the unique needs of your community.\u00a0<\/strong>Use data to identify and address non-medical drivers (e.g., upstream drivers, social needs, SDOH) for members\/patients and the broader community.<\/li>\n
    • Apply best practices for engaging community-based organizations.\u00a0<\/strong>Implement sustainable practices for connecting patients\/members to social needs resources, and tracking the impact of interventions.<\/li>\n
    • Measure and evaluate the success of social needs screening and intervention programs.\u00a0<\/strong>Increase the effectiveness of interventions to improve return on investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Together, these Accreditations help organizations develop a comprehensive understanding of their patients and members, and be accountable for taking action to improve health outcomes, experience and access.<\/p>\n

      To learn more about Health Outcomes Accreditation and Community-Focused Care Accreditation, submit the form and an NCQA program expert will be in touch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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