Table 1.

NCQA Practice Connection Standards

From the National Committee for Quality Assurance. 2006 Standards and Guidelines for Physician Practice Connections. 2006. http://web.ncqa.org/tabid/141/Default.aspx.
Access and communication for patients
Patient tracking and registry functions
Care Management
Patient self-management support
Electronic prescribing
Test and referral tracking
Performance reporting and improvement
Interoperability of electronic systems