HealthSmart Care Management Solutions Awarded URAC Full Accreditation Certificate for Health Utilization Management
URAC has awarded HealthSmart Care Management Solutions, LP the Certificate of Full Accreditation for its Health Utilization Management services. Receiving URAC accreditation serves as a framework to improve business processes by benchmarking organizations based on a nationally recognized standard.
Irving, TX (Vocus) May 1, 2009
HealthSmart Holdings, Inc. (HealthSmart) is proud to announce URAC has awarded HealthSmart Care Management Solutions, LP the Certificate of Full Accreditation for its Health Utilization Management services. "By applying for and receiving URAC accreditation, HealthSmart Care Management Solutions has demonstrated a commitment to quality healthcare," said Alan P. Spielman, URAC president and CEO. He added, "Quality healthcare is crucial to our nation’s welfare and it is important to have organizations that are willing to measure themselves against national standards and undergo rigorous evaluation by an independent accrediting body." Receiving URAC accreditation serves as a framework to improve business processes by benchmarking organizations based on a nationally recognized standard.
URAC's mission is to promote continuous improvement in the quality and efficiency of healthcare management through processes of accreditation and education. Pamela Coffey, Chief Operating Officer of HealthSmart Care Management Solutions, LP said, "HealthSmart's successful completion of the URAC accreditation process demonstrates our commitment to quality services." She added, "Our programs and services enable employer groups to provide appropriate and cost-effective healthcare for their entire population including those healthy individuals who need to stay that way, those at-risk who need to improve their health and those who need to effectively manage their chronic conditions."
About HealthSmart Holdings, Inc. (parent company of HealthSmart Care Management Solutions, LP)
HealthSmart Holdings, Inc. is an innovative healthcare solutions company servicing over 1.75 million members and managing over $3.2 billion in claims through service operations around the country. HealthSmart provides integrated solutions on a single administrative platform to over 8,500 employer groups and partners through its wholly-owned healthcare related subsidiaries. The company's products and services include benefit and workers compensation administration, nationwide preferred provider networks, care management and wellness programs, prescription benefit management, on-site primary care clinics, reinsurance and stop-loss management. HealthSmart's mission is to improve member health, reduce costs and deliver "smarter" healthcare benefit solutions.
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