Optima Health along with its parent company, Sentara Healthcare, has received several awards and accreditations for our products, wellness programs and company performance.
These awards recognize our commitment to providing innovations and services to improve health every day.
NCQA Accreditation
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National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Accreditation is the nation’s most trusted independent source for driving health care improvement that results in bottom-line value for health care purchasers.1
Optima Health is pleased that NCQA has recognized our quest for excellence. For 15 consecutive years, Optima Health Plan has received NCQA accreditation for its commercial HMO/POS health plans and Medicaid HMO product.2 |
A+ Rating from Weiss Ratings
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Optima Health has received an A+ rating for financial soundness from Weiss Ratings, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of ratings.
This rating recognizes Optima Health as an outstanding insurer offering excellent financial stability for its customers, vendors, and employees. Fewer than five percent of the nation’s HMOs and health insurers meet Weiss Ratings’ criteria for exceptional financial strength.3
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IMS Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks
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IMS Health, a leading provider of information, services and technology for the healthcare industry, recognized Sentara Healthcare, parent company of Optima Health, in fourth place on their 2012 Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks list.4
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C. Everett Koop National Health Awards
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The Health Project commends programs with demonstrated effectiveness in influencing personal health habits and the cost effective use of health care services.5
The parent company of Optima Health, Sentara Healthcare, was recognized by The Health Project for its Mission: Health program and awarded honorable mention in the 2011 C. Everett Koop National Health Award Winners.6
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American Heart Association Fit-Friendly Company Platinum-level Award
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In 2010, 2011, and 2012 the parent company of Optima Health, Sentara Healthcare, was awarded the American Heart Association Fit-Friendly Company Platinum-level Award, recognizing employers that champion employees’ health and create a culture of physical activity.7
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National Health Information Awards
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The National Health Information Awards program, organized by the Health Information Resource Center, honors high-quality consumer health information.8
Eating for Life, an Optima Health MyLife MyPlan program, received the 2008 National Health Information Award at the Bronze level in the Total Health Information Program, Hospital and Health Care Systems.9
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1 www.ncqa.org
2 NCQA Accreditation Letters, 1998-2012
3 Weiss Ratings Award Letter, August 2012
4 www.imshealth.com/ihn100
5 www.thehealthproject.com
6 C. Everett Koop National Health Awards Letter, July 2011
7 www.startwalkingnow.org/documents/Platinum101112.pdf
8 www.healthawards.com
9 National Health Information Award Letter, August 2008
Optima Health is the trade name of Optima Health Plan, Optima Health Insurance Company, Optima Health Group, Inc., and Sentara Health Plans, Inc. Optima HMO products, related Patient Optional Point-of-Service products, Point-of-Service products, and Open Access products are underwritten by Optima Health Plan. Optima Preferred Provider Organization products are underwritten by Optima Health Insurance Company. Self-funded plans are administered by Sentara Health Plans, Inc.