Somatus, which provides value-based kidney care, was awarded the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Population Health Program (PHP) and Case Management (CM) Accreditations. Somatus is the only value-based kidney care management provider organization to receive simultaneous NCQA accreditation for both PHP and CM.
Since its launch in 2016, Somatus’ high-touch, in-home care delivery model for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) has become the national standard, serving more than 150,000 consumers nationwide. Achieving NCQA accreditation for PHP and CM substantiates Somatus’ commitment to quality-focused, whole-person-centered care designed to delay kidney disease progression, improve lives, and prevent avoidable hospitalizations and other complications.
NCQA is a private, non-profit organization that accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes clinical professionals and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA standards for accreditation in PHP and CM are developed with input from various stakeholders and resources and are purposely set high to encourage organizations to establish environments of superior performance and continuous quality improvement. Accreditation is based on NCQA’s extensive review of its operational and clinical processes, data management integrity and integration, case-management model, practitioner collaboration, and quality-improvement processes.
Somatus partners with health plans, health systems, and nephrology and primary care groups to provide integrated care for consumers with or at risk of developing kidney disease. Its vertically integrated clinical services and technology are intended to delay or prevent disease progression, improve quality and care coordination, and increase the use of home dialysis modalities and rates of kidney transplantation.
This was reported by Somatus on October 20, 2021.
Contact information: Marissa Lawson, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Somatus, Inc., 1861 International Drive, Suite 600, McLean, Virginia 22102; 833-766-2887; Email: info@somatus.com; Website: https://somatus.com/