UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of North Carolina Awarded NCQA Health Equity Accreditation
Health Equity Accreditation is awarded to organizations committed to reducing disparities and improving health outcomes
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
Health Equity Accreditation focuses on the foundation of health equity work, which includes: building an internal culture that supports the organization’s external health equity work; collecting data that help the organization create and offer language services and provider networks mindful of individuals’ cultural and linguistic needs; and identifying opportunities to reduce health inequities and improve care.
“We know to drive better outcomes for the people we have the privilege of serving, we must understand and consciously address the inequities that exist in the health care system,” said
NCQA’s Health Equity Accreditation evaluates how well an organization complies with standards in the following areas: organizational readiness; race/ethnicity, language, gender identity and sexual orientation; access and availability of language services; practitioner network cultural responsiveness; culturally and linguistically appropriate services programs; and reducing health care disparities.
“Earning Health Equity Accreditation shows that an organization is making a breakthrough in providing excellent health care to diverse populations. I congratulate any organization that achieves this level of distinction,” said
In addition to being awarded NCQA Health Equity Accreditation, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 1.8 million people in
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