{"id":858,"date":"2018-05-30T16:51:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:22:44","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/programs\/health-care-providers-practices\/patient-centered-specialty-practice-recognition-pcsp\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started &#8211; Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCQA\u2019s <strong>Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program<\/strong> (PCSP) builds on the success of the Patient-Centered Medical Home<strong> (PCMH) Recognition<\/strong> program. PCSP recognition focuses on<strong> proactive coordination<\/strong> and <strong>sharing information with primary care<\/strong>, other <strong>referring clinicians<\/strong>, community resources and secondary services\u2014<strong>centering care<\/strong> on the <strong>patient<\/strong>, instead of on the care setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PCSP recognition provides<\/strong> the framework that enables <strong>practices<\/strong> to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement processes to <strong>increase delivery of high-value care<\/strong>. This includes prevention and good chronic care management.<\/li>\n<li>Improve the <strong>quality<\/strong> of care and <strong>decrease costs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase practice efficiency<\/strong> and workflows.<\/li>\n<li>Provide the <strong>patient-centered care<\/strong> that patients want.<\/li>\n<li>Set the foundation for negotiating <strong>value-based payment<\/strong> arrangements with payers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more today. <strong>Fill out the form to the right<\/strong> and an NCQA representative will be in touch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCQA\u2019s Patient-Centered Specialty Practice Recognition Program (PCSP) builds on the success of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition program. 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