NCQA Names First Six ACOs Earning Accreditation

On February 14, 2013, National Committee for Quality Assurance announced it had a granted six organizations a new three-year accreditation credential for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The six ACOs earning NCQA accreditation are HealthPartners in Minnesota; Billings Clinic in Montana; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown, New York; Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota; and Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston, Texas. These six organizations were the first to apply for the ACO accreditation. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is only children's hospital accredited as an ACO. NCQA granted the accreditations after reviewing each . . .