Industry Accreditations
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
NCQA is a national organization that accredits both Managed Behavioral Health Organizations (MBHOs) and Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). Magellan is one of the leaders in the industry in NCQA accreditation and is uniquely positioned to work with MCO customers to take full advantage of new NCQA standards and guidelines.
- In 2006, Magellan Health Services completed our corporate NCQA managed behavioral health organization survey. NCQA reviewed 60 elements related to centralized corporate functions.
- NIA is Utilization Management Certified until April 10, 2010.
- Magellan was instrumental in helping NCQA shape its MBHO accreditation program by providing NCQA with extensive feedback on draft standards and hosting pilot corporate and site reviews.
Magellan's three-year, full NCQA-accredited sites include:
- California
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Texas
Utilization Review Accreditation Commission
URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs. In 2007, URAC awarded Magellan full re-accreditation under the Health Utilization Management, version 5.0 standards, and the Case Management Standards, version 3.0, for our behavioral health utilization management and case management programs, respectively.
- Magellan was the first MBHO to be accredited under URAC's Case Management standards.
- Magellan has had sites accredited by URAC since 1992.
- NIA has full UM Accreditation until December 1, 2010.
Council on Accreditation (COA)
Magellan's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has full four-year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA) and was the first managed behavioral health organization to have this distinction. We also assisted the COA when they partnered with the Employee Assistance Program of North America (EASNA) in the development of these standards by participating in the beta rollout of the program in 2000.
The accreditation recognizes Magellan Health Services for meeting rigorous standards for professional performance in the delivery of high-quality EAP services. Magellan's most recent COA accreditation for EAP services runs through January of 2011.
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