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URAC Forms Marketing Arrangement With AHIP Solutions For URAC's Suite Of Quality-Based Health Web Site Services

Published: Jun 14, 2004

WASHINGTON, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- URAC announced today a marketing arrangement with America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Solutions for URAC's suite of quality-based Health Web Site programs and services. Through this relationship, URAC will offer its Health Web Site Accreditation, Check-Up and Security Assessment to AHIP's more than 1,300 member health insurance plans under a special pricing arrangement.

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"We welcome URAC as an AHIP Solutions Partner," said AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni. "Our AHIP Solutions program continues to be about empowering health plans to improve their public service systems by providing them with access to the best tools to do so. By working with companies like URAC, our members will be able to improve the quality of information on their Web sites and provide consumers with needed information to make health care choices that are right for them."

The URAC Health Web Site Accreditation, Check-Up and Security Assessment are innovative, cost-effective quality improvement initiatives that provide meaningful feedback to health Web sites and can improve the quality of online operations by assessing:

   * Privacy and security
   * Linking policies
   * Health content editorial processes
   * Consumer complaint mechanisms
   * Disclosure of financial relationships
   * Emerging best practices

By comparing an organization's Web site operations against a set of rigorous standards, the URAC Health Web Site services can provide third party validation for consumer confidence activities, risk management and regulatory compliance.

"Responsible health Web site operators can demonstrate their commitment to quality while reducing overall risk," said Garry Carneal, URAC president and CEO. "As the industry leader in promoting quality online operations with nearly 300 health Web site portals accredited, URAC is pleased to partner with AHIP to offer these important services to their members as a Solutions Provider."

For more information on URAC's AHIP Solutions Partner status, or for a complete list of URAC programs and services visit http://www.urac.org/. Interested parties can also call URAC Business Development at 202-216-9010 or e-mail HealthIT@urac.org.

America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is the national trade association representing nearly 1,300 companies providing health benefits to over 200 million Americans. Inquiries related to the AHIP Solutions program should go to the AHIP Business Advancement team at 202-778-3225 or businessadvancement@ahip.net.

URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system, and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structure and an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures for the entire health care industry. For more information visit http://www.urac.org/.

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CONTACT: Danielle Potuto of URAC, +1-202-216-9010, ext. 8829, ordpotuto@urac.org

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