The NCQA report includes national and regional averages and benchmarks, and helps to establish targets for improvement. Kaiser Permanente Georgia also consistently outscored competitors in most of the remaining measures. That recognition, coupled with our high scores on other significant measures, shows that our organization is doing an outstanding job in delivering quality services to our members. The NCQA report indicates that, while there is still enormous opportunity for further improvement in almost every clinical area, most of the nation's leading health plans are doing a much improved job of making sure their patients get immunizations, undergo preventive screening tests, and receive the most effective treatment for serious problems such as heart disease.
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According to the NCQA, if all U.S. women were served by a health care plan that performed at the 90th percentile benchmark, at least 900 additional cases of cervical cancer would be detected at an earlier stage than they might otherwise be detected each year. Kaiser Permanente Georgia is the state's largest nonprofit health plan, providing comprehensive health care services to more than 260,000 members through nine medical facilities in metro Atlanta, and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. We recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator , versions 4.0 or higher. Copyright 2001 Kaiser Permanente. Please read our disclaimer and privacy statement .