CDC honors NCQA president
CDC honors NCQA president
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) president Margaret E. O’Kane was recently awarded the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Champion of Prevention award. The award recognizes O’Kane’s role in promoting the practice of preventive medicine through NCQA’s accreditation and performance measurement programs. In the 10 years since NCQA was founded, it has introduced a number of preventive health measures and requirements that have been widely adopted by the health care industry in such areas as child and adult immunizations, diabetes, smoking, cholesterol management, and high blood pressure.
"NCQA has made a significant contribution to public health through its efforts to promote preventive medicine in health care plans," says CDC director Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH. "Preventive medicine — from immunizations to smoking cessation programs — has promoted good health among thousands of Americans, preventing disease and premature death."
For more information, contact: Brian Schilling, NCQA, 2000 L St. N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 955-5104. Fax: (202) 955-3599. Web site: www.ncqa.org.
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