Margaret “Peggy” O’Kane news and information

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, a Houston physician group, is the first healthcare provider to be accredited as an accountable care organization by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, according to a news release.
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In an interview with Modern Healthcare Reporter Andis Robeznieks, Margaret O'Kane, founding president of the National Committee for Quality Assurance, discusses her group's work with medical homes and accountable care organizations and how the results of the recent election may affect those...
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Tom Fluegel has been named COO of the Washington-based National Committee for Quality Assurance, effective Dec. 4. Fluegel succeeds Esther Emard, who is retiring after holding the post since 1999.
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National rates of childhood immunizations have “flatlined” since a 2009 downturn, according to an annual survey of health plans.
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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a not-for-profit insurer, took the No. 1 spot on the National Committee for Quality Assurance's annual list of top-ranked private health insurance plans.
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This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare includes 18 newcomers as well as eight honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance has unveiled a new case-management accreditation program emphasizing care coordination, improved health outcomes and patient-centeredness.
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The National Committee for Quality Assurance, an accreditation and certification not-for-profit, will accredit accountable care organizations starting in late November.
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A rocky start to Medicare's approach to accountable care has done little to deter companies eager to market ancillary services and products to hospitals and medical groups.
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Health plans' quality improvement efforts are yielding steady performance gains, but some insurers still refuse to publicly report their data, according to an annual report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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