WorldDoc Re-Certifies and Gains Additional NCQA Certification
Las Vegas, NV, April 15, 2010 -- WorldDoc, Inc. has achieved recertification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Health Risk Appraisal (HIP1) and Interactive Consumer Health Tools (HIP2). In addition, WorldDoc has received the Encouraging Wellness & Prevention NCQA HIP Certification (HIP5). WorldDoc’s 24/7 Personal Health Management system packages a solution for health plans that allows the receipt of auto-credit for many of their own Member Connection (MEM) Standards for accreditation through NCQA and enables increased member engagement.
“Earning NCQA’s HIP Certification demonstrates that an organization has expertise in gathering and disseminating health care information for health plan members,” said Kathleen C. Mudd, Vice President, Product Delivery, NCQA. “WorldDoc, Inc. is to be commended for not only obtaining recertification on HIP1 and HIP 2, but for expanding their certification to include HIP 5, Encouraging Wellness and Prevention.”
WorldDoc’s Health Risk Assessment is an integral part of WorldDoc 24/7, an intuitive, interactive personal health management application that empowers users to evaluate symptoms, understand their health issues, assess health risks and take steps to decrease those risks. WorldDoc’s HRA is unique in that it pre-populates imported medical and pharmacy claims data along with biometric results to personalize the assessment. The user then receives recommendations, not only on ways to improve their overall health risk, but also care gap identification and specific goals to manage or improve chronic conditions that they can share with their doctor.
“We applaud WorldDoc’s NCQA certification,” said Dr. Robert Parker, Chief Medical Officer of Health Alliance Medical Plans in Urbana, IL. “Their commitment to meeting rigorous NCQA standards makes us confident our members have access to excellent interactive health tools and assessments.”
“One of the primary reasons we selected WorldDoc 24/7 as our member portal was to support our NCQA certification requirements for member wellness education and health management initiatives,” said Donna Heiser, Vice President of Healthcare Management at CoreSource. “The quality and usefulness of the WorldDoc Health Risk Assessment, resources and consumer tools have made a positive impact on our member population and have fit well into our overall wellness and prevention strategy.”
“WorldDoc’s 24/7 system promotes self-care, influences positive behavior changes, and helps members improve their health leading to a decrease in their costs,” said Rahul Singal, MD, President and CEO at WorldDoc. “NCQA differentiates organizations that focus on quality and the HIP-5 certification further creates a standard for next generation disease management including identifying members, targeted messaging and incentives.”
For more information about NCQA, please visit www.ncqa.org.
About WorldDoc, Inc.
WorldDoc, Inc. is a leading provider of Consumer Care Managementsm systems to health plans, third party administrators (TPAs) and employers. WorldDoc’s fully integrated product suite empowers individuals to make better health care decisions leading to decreased costs and improved health. WorldDoc’s solutions integrate an individual’s health risk assessment (HRA), medical and pharmacy claims, laboratory test results and biometric data to provide a comprehensive care management solution that includes personalized medical goals, care gap identification and secure, personalized, actionable programs and communications. WorldDoc’s complete integration of a patient’s health information provides a more personalized solution that increases member engagement. The company’s solutions contribute to effectiveness and cost savings in the areas of demand and disease management, pharmacy cost containment and disease prevention. For more information, visit www.worlddoc.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this news release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in WorldDoc, Inc.'s Private Placement Memorandum, dated May 22, 2000, as amended.
