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Disease Management Accreditation Overview
URAC’s Disease Management Accreditation aligns with national efforts to prevent and control chronic diseases by improving individual health status. Our accreditation showcases your organization’s commitment to prevent chronic illness and slow or eliminate disease progression for those with diagnosed conditions.
Chronic diseases are among the country’s most common, costly and preventable health problems. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 75% of Americans live with a chronic condition such as anxiety, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer, and 50% have two or more conditions. Chronic illnesses are the leading drivers of the United States' annual health care costs.
Disease Management Accreditation Benefits
URAC’s Disease Management Accreditation shows that your organization has developed an engaging, multi-format patient communication and education approach to improve health outcomes.
Benefits of URAC's Disease Management Accreditation include:
- Documenting your long-term investment in staffing, consumer engagement, quality management to address chronic illness
- Enhancing your credibility in controlling overall health care spending through more effective service utilization, medication adherence and compliance, leading to a reduction in emergency room visits and hospitalizations
- Documenting risk management oversight and review protocols
- Validating your disease management model and providing a practical framework for ongoing improvements
Accreditation Process: What to Expect
At URAC, our accreditation process is more than collecting metrics and checking boxes. URAC offers your organization a collaborative, comprehensive learning experience designed to enhance knowledge and promote quality practices.
The program helps highlight the work your organization already does or can help guide your practice as you build the infrastructure to support disease management.
Who May Apply
To be eligible for URAC’s Disease Management Accreditation, an organization must manage a defined population with chronic disease(s) and/or co-morbidities. Organizations must be operating in the U.S. Download our Disease Management Standards-at-a-Glance and Measures-at-a-Glance for more information.