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Health Network Accreditation Program Overview

Quality health care doesn’t just happen. It requires corporate-wide commitment to achieving that goal and implementing systems that make it possible every day. URAC’s Health Network Accreditation supplies you with the framework.

Developed and continuously revised through a consensus-driven process involving hundreds of volunteer industry experts, URAC standards set the bar on health and managed care accreditation. Recently updated, URAC’s Health Network Accreditation standards include key quality benchmarks for network management, provider credentialing, utilization management, quality management and improvement and consumer protection.

Our approach to accreditation is modular, flexible, highly collaborative and cost-effective…

Almost any health care organization model can achieve URAC accreditation
Cost and resource burden while undergoing accreditation is minimized
You can receive insurance premium discounts based on your accreditation
More than a one-time audit, URAC works as your partner even after accreditation is complete
URAC’s approach to accreditation is educational, offering valuable guidance and support that provides a road map to improvement

URAC accreditation provides you with external oversight, national benchmarks, public accountability and a comprehensive assessment of all aspects of your organization’s services. You’ll also receive many regulatory compliance benefits. Currently, 38 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government have designated URAC accreditation as a leading industry standard and in many instances “deem” URAC to meet state regulatory requirements. Additionally, URAC accreditation is a marketing differentiator that tells your constituents you care about quality.

URAC’s Health Network Accreditation is the premier accreditation program for PPOs and similar networks.

Easily applied to a full range of network types -- behavioral health, complementary medicine, skilled nursing, home-care, physician–hospital organizations, specialty medical (i.e. radiology) and more
Both payor- and provider-based models can qualify
Includes universal credentialing criteria adopted by URAC, NCQA and JCAHO that greatly simplifies provider credentialing

Find out more about URAC’s Health Network Accreditation Program. Contact URAC’s Client Services Department at (202) 216-9010 or businessdevelopment@urac.org.

What's New?

URAC recently revised its Health Network and Health Plan Accreditation standards. Click here to view the press release announcement.

Become an Applicant

URAC is the leading accrediting body for PPOs, behavioral health, chiropractic, and complementary and alternative medicine and workers’ compensation networks, having accredited more than 100 networks since the start of this accreditation program in 1995.

Contact URAC and join the premier group of Health Network Accredited companies.

E-mail businessdevelopment@urac.org or call (202) 216-9010 today for pricing, application materials and more information regarding the program.

Education and Training

URAC's 2007 educational events are designed to provide attendees with cutting-edge information from industry experts and URAC staff, in venues that encourage personal interaction between attendees and speakers.

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