Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States Ranks No. 1 in the Nation on Five Commercial Health Plan Quality Measures

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is No. 1 in the nation out of nearly 500 commercial health plans for breast cancer screening and four other quality measures, according to the 2014 National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Quality Compass® data. This is the third year in a row that Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is No. 1 in the U.S. for breast cancer screening. The annual Quality Compass data assesses the performance of health plans around the nation on many important clinical and service standards, including medication management and respiratory conditions. Of the 48 Quality Compass clinical measures evaluated in NCQA's Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014-2015, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States was rated No. 1 in five of them.

"At Kaiser Permanente, we know preventive medicine saves lives. Metric after metric, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States outpaces, by a large margin, all the other commercial health plans across the Mid-Atlantic," said Kim Horn, president, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States (@KimHornKPMAS). "When a member's health care team is connected and working together, you get nation-leading quality. When picking a health plan this year, we urge consumers to take a close look at the quality data published by NCQA.  When you look at that data, the right choice for your care is absolutely clear."

Kaiser Permanente's model of coordinated, patient-centric care allows the integrated health care provider to get members screened so potential problems can be found early.  Same day access to Radiology appointments and persistent outreach to members due for their screening all contribute to unparalleled success. Kaiser Permanente of Mid-Atlantic States performs 10 percentage points or more above all local competition for Breast Cancer Screening.

"It's not by chance that we lead the nation on so many quality measures. Our physicians are among the highest-rated doctors not only in the region, but also in the country," said Bernadette Loftus, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group. "Only the best physicians can become Permanente doctors. Our focus on evidence-based medicine, along with our comprehensive use of electronic medical records, gives our members the best care experience possible. When you look at the numbers, there is only one choice in the Mid-Atlantic when it comes to quality care. "

This recognition is the latest in a string of national accolades Kaiser Permanente has received.  These include last month when NCQA ranked Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic at the top 3% of health plans in the nation, far above any other health plan in Maryland, Washington DC or Virginia. Out of all the more than 500 reporting health plans in the US, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic ranks #13[1].

NCQA is a private, non-profit 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 is committed to providing health care quality information for consumers, purchasers, health care providers and researchers.

The source for data contained in this publication is Quality Compass® 2014 and is used with the permission of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Quality Compass 2014 includes certain CAHPS data. Any data display, analysis, interpretation, or conclusion based on these data is solely that of the authors, and NCQA specifically disclaims responsibility for any such display, analysis, interpretation, or conclusion. Quality Compass is a registered trademark of NCQA. CAHPS® is a registered trademark of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

About Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States region, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, provides and coordinates complete health care services for more than 510,000 members through 29 medical centers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1980, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is a total health organization comprised of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C., an independent medical group that features more than 1,000 physicians. Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States was ranked in the nation's 20 top commercial health plans and 10 top Medicare health plans — and the No. 1 Commercial and Medicare plan for Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. — by "NCQA Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014-2015 Private." For more information about Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, visit kp.org or follow us on Twitter, twitter.com/KPMidAtlantic.

[1] NCQA Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014-2015 Private

SOURCE Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States

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