title: Two steps to enhance managed care quality.
abstract: National concern about the quality of managed care organizations (MCOs) is evident in two recent developments: (1) the new application form that MCOs must complete to become Medicare risk contractors; and (2) the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) plans to launch performance-based accreditation for MCOs, beginning mid-1999.
authors.affiliation: Birch & Davis Health Management Corp., Silver Springs, Md., USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003284:Contract Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D006278:Medicare; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States