Med Advantage Receives NCQA Certification for 10 of 10 Elements

Orlando, FL - Med Advantage, one of the largest privately held Credentials Verification Organizations (CVO) has been awarded the Certification under NCQA’s Credentials Verification Organization Certification Program for the following elements; Application Processing - Education and Training/Board Certification - DEA/CDS Certificates - License to Practice - CVO Application and Attestation Content - Malpractice Claims History - Medicare/Medicaid Sanctions - Ongoing Monitoring of Sanctions - Medical Board Sanctions & Work History.

Certification for these options were awarded until September 28, 2011 for managed care organizations (MCO) practitioners, preferred provider organizations (PPO) practitioners, and managed behavioral healthcare (MBHO) practitioners.

"This designation is extremely important to our current clients and potential clients. I believe no other CVO has held this certification longer, which demonstrates to organizations that Med Advantage is extremely dedicated to improve the quality and accountability of information provided to our clients," said Dr. John B. Witty, President of Med Advantage. "As a Credentials Verification Organization (CVO) this certification is a fundamental foundation for the continued growth of our organization as a leader among CVO's".

Med Advantage has held this certification since 1996. Med Advantage provides a full range of customized credentials verification services which ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations, accrediting body standards (JCAHO, NCQA, AAAHC, and URAC), and clients bylaws, policies and procedures.

ABOUT MED ADVANTAGE

Clients include hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics, group practices, provider networks, Managed Behavioral HealthCare Organizations, and Managed Care Organizations to include PHO's, IPA's, PO's and PPO's. Med Advantage provides verification services to a variety of practitioners to include physicians, dentists, managed behavioral healthcare practitioners, and all independent and dependent Allied Health Practitioners.

Med Advantage provides services nationwide including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other US territories. The Med Advantage team has created one of the nation’s largest databases with over 900,000 MD's and DO's. The database holds well over 6 million verified elements of information. For more information, call toll free 888.436.0006 or visit us at www.med-advantage.com

ABOUT NCQA

NCQA is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans, managed behavioral healthcare organizations, preferred provider organizations, new health plans, physician organizations, credentials verification organizations, disease management programs and other health-related programs. For more information, visit www.NCQA.org

** URAC, an independent, non-profit organization, is a leader in promoting health care quality through accreditation and certification programs. URAC's standards keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system, and provide a mark of distinction for health care organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in setting meaningful standards for the health care industry. For more information, visit www.urac.org