Woburn, MA : - Beacon Health Strategies (Beacon), a leading managed behavioral health organization (MBHO) with both URAC and NCQA accreditation, is now working to support Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) through conducting comprehensive provider credentialing site visits at certain community mental health centers throughout BCBSMA’s Massachusetts network. Beacon will evaluate each facility on behalf of BCBSMA to ensure they meet NCQA standards through a comprehensive site visit assessment conducted on site.

Richard P. Lynch, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Director of Behavioral Health Provider Relations and Contracting, said, “We look forward to Beacon Health Strategies helping BCBSMA to ensure that our members receive the highest quality care possible.”

Michael McGreal, Beacon’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “We are glad to be working to support Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to ensure that all of the Plan’s contracted community mental health centers meet the highest accreditation standards.”

Beacon’s proven track record of receiving the highest NCQA accreditation was one of the primary reasons BCBSMA selected Beacon.

Founded in 1996, Beacon Health Strategies is a leader in behavioral health care management with an unequaled reputation for customizing solutions that meet customers’ unique needs in the most cost-effective manner. The company is URAC and NCQA accredited and believes that a new standard of clinical, quality and customer service is achievable. Beacon's expertise and ability to execute innovative service delivery systems in complex environments differentiate Beacon from other managed behavioral health organizations. Beacon is a privately held founder led company.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (www.bluecrossma.com) was founded 71 years ago by a group of community-minded business leaders. Today, headquartered in Boston, BCBSMA provides coverage to more than 3 million members, 2.5 million in Massachusetts. BCBSMA believes in rewarding doctors and hospitals for delivering safe and effective care, and in empowering patients to take more responsibility, become educated health care consumers and become stronger partners with their doctors. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.