Measuring health plans' performance in chronic care.
To accurately assess a health plan's ability to care for its chronically ill patients, accreditors must look not only at disease-specific criteria but at the organization's ability to provide and manage care for its entire population, according to Cary Sennett of the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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