Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Best Health Plans

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia (POS)

Commercial | POS | www.kp.org

   
States: Georgia
Rank: 144
Score: 82.3
NCQA Accredited: Yes

Score reflects results of consumer surveys and success in preventing and treating illness compared with average plan. Here's how this plan was viewed by members and how it performed in prevention and treatment, broken down into 50 individual measures.

How This Plan Performed (methodology)

Consumer assessmentI

Getting care I
Getting care needed NA
Getting care needed quickly NA
Satisfaction with physicians I
How well doctors communicate NA
High rating of personal doctor NA
High rating of specialists NA
High rating of care received NA
Satisfaction with plan services I
Claims processing NA
High rating of plan services NA

Prevention I

Children and adolescents I
Well-child visits (birth to 15 months) NA
Well-child visits (3-6 years old) NA
Access for children (7-11 years old) NA
Adolescent well-care visits NA
Immunizing children and adolescents I
All immunizations at age 2 NA
All immunizations at age 13 NA
Women's reproductive health I
Timeliness of prenatal checkups NA
Postpartum care NA
Cancer screening I
Breast cancer screening NA
Cervical cancer screening NA
Colorectal cancer screening NA
Other preventive services
Chlamydia screening (16-25 years old) NA

Treatment I

Asthma I
Medicate appropriately (5-9 years old) NA
Medicate appropriately (10-17 years old) NA
Medicate appropriately (18-56 years old) NA
Diabetes I
Retinal eye exams NA
Glucose testing NA
Glucose control NA
LDL cholesterol screening NA
LDL cholesterol control NA
Monitoring kidney disease NA
Heart disease I
Giving beta blocker after heart attack NA
Staying on beta blocker after heart attack NA
Controlling high blood pressure NA
Advising smokers to quit NA
Discussing stop-smoking strategies NA
Discussing stop-smoking medications NA
LDL cholesterol screening NA
LDL cholesterol control NA
Mental and behavioral health I
Depression—appropriate follow-up after diagnosis NA
Depresssion—adhering to medication for 12 weeks NA
Depresssion—adhering to medication for six months NA
Follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness NA
Alcohol or drug dependence treatment initiated NA
Alcohol or drug dependence treated for 30 days NA
Follow-up after ADHD diagnosis NA
Other treatment measures
Medication for rheumatoid arthritis NA
Monitoring of key long-term medications NA
Spirometry testing for COPD NA
Appropriate antibiotic use, children with URI NA
Appropriate testing and care, children with pharyngitis NA
Appropriate antibiotic use, adults with acute bronchitis NA

I = Insufficient Data; NA = Not applicable; NR = Not reported

Note: Apparent ties are due to rounding. Accreditation status is as of July 31, 2007.

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