TAMPA, Fla., May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Integrated announced today that it has been awarded Case Management, Disease Management and Health Utilization Management accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. URAC’s Case Management Accreditation standards require companies to establish a process to assess, plan and implement case management interventions, Disease Management Accreditation standards require companies to establish coordinated healthcare interventions and communications for populations with conditions in which patient self-care efforts are significant, and the Health Utilization Management Standards provide assurance to patients, providers, purchasers, regulators, and employers that the practices of the organization performing these services are fair and equitable for all parties.
“Health Integrated is honored to receive Case Management, Disease Management, and Health Utilization Management Accreditation from URAC,” said Sam Toney, MD, President and Chief Medical Officer of Health Integrated. “We are pleased to be recognized in the industry for providing a comprehensive approach to the identification and management of Depression as well as an expanded and innovative approach to advanced patient management across a broad spectrum of disease states. Such distinction also underscores the quality of our work with customers, patients, clients, payors, and practitioners/providers by demonstrating compliance with national standards for Case Management, Disease Management and Health Utilization Management services.”
Health Integrated is based in Tampa, Florida and is one of the country’s fastest growing healthcare companies. It is at the forefront of providing clinically innovative solutions to offer quality care within an environment of limited resources.
Health Integrated is creating innovations that are leading the industry. Its Advanced Care Management program developed with the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan for Colorado is being viewed as a national model in approaching high-risk populations. It created the first major depression disease management program in Ohio and continues to assist health plans, employer groups, and government programs in successfully integrating behavioral and medical management.
In addition to its integrated programs, Health Integrated also provides specific products and services to meet the needs of its clients. These include a) disease management programs, a depression disease management program, b) a carve-in program, c) case management, d) utilization management, e) psychotropic pharmaceutical management, f) after-hours call center. Whether clients outsource these services or build infrastructure to handle them internally, Health Integrated designs and implements customized patient- centric medical and behavioral programs. These customized cost-effective programs handle the burdensome authorization and follow-up process. This allows the clinical staff to focus their efforts on both case management and disease management where a cost savings impact may truly be realized.
“By applying for and receiving URAC Case Management, Disease Management, and Health Utilization Management Accreditation, Health Integrated has demonstrated a commitment to quality health care,” said Garry Carneal, URAC President and CEO. “Quality health care is crucial to our nation’s welfare and it is important to have organizations that are willing to measure themselves against national standards.”
In addition to the specific standards described below, organizations seeking Case Management, Disease Management, and Health Utilization Management Accreditation must also comply with URAC’s Core Standards.
URAC specifically designed the Case Management Standards for organizations that provide telephonic or on-site case management services in conjunction with a privately or publicly funded benefits program.
With the assistance of a committee of disease management experts, URAC developed the Disease Management Standards to provide a benchmark to promote quality in disease management programs.
URAC’s Health UM Standards are applied to a variety of health care organizations, including stand-alone UM organizations and UM functions within health benefits programs, such as indemnity insurance, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) or preferred provider organizations (PPOs).
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/.
For more information contact: Donald Marks, MS Director Marketing 877-267-7577 x2306 dmarks@healthintegrated.com
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CONTACT: Donald Marks, MS, Director Marketing of Health Integrated,+1-877-267-7577 x2306, dmarks@healthintegrated.com