The New Electronic
Submission Process
l Effective July 1, 2004, NCQA began using a web-based survey tool for
MBHO and MCO accreditation (all organizations are required to use)
l NCQA assigns an Accreditation Survey Coordinator (ASC) who assists
the organization throughout the survey process
l NCQA’s website www.ncqa.org contains a wealth of information
regarding the new process, including, but not limited to the following:
v How to obtain/purchase the new Interactive Survey System
(ISS) tool (Go to Publications and Products)
v Recent news from NCQA
v Policy clarifications
v Standard and policy updates (FYI - Questions about
interpretation of the standards are handled through the Policy
Clarification Support system)
v List of frequently asked questions
v List of NCQA conferences and publications
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