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URAC's Health Utilization Management Review Standards ensure thatorganizations follow review processes that are clinically sound and respectpatients' and providers' rights while giving payors reasonable guidelines.
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"We applaud DST Health Solutions on achieving URAC Health UtilizationManagement Accreditation," said Alan P. Spielman, URAC president and CEO. "Intoday's healthcare market, URAC accreditation provides a mark of distinctionfor organizations to demonstrate their commitment to quality healthcare."
The Medical Services Department of DST Health Solutions provides healthplans throughout the United States with medical management services, such aspre-certification, case management, prospective care management and inpatientconcurrent review.
"By successfully completing this accreditation process, DST HealthSolutions assures our clients, members and providers that we comply withURAC's medical management quality standards," said Steve Sabino, president ofDST Health Solutions.
URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well known as a leader inpromoting healthcare quality through its accreditation and certificationprograms. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs andservices that keep pace with the rapid changes in the healthcare system, andprovide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitmentto quality and accountability. Through its broad-based governance structureand an inclusive standards development process, URAC ensures that allstakeholders are represented in establishing meaningful quality measures forthe entire healthcare industry. For more information, visithttp://www.urac.org.
About DST Health Solutions
DST Health Solutions delivers solutions and business process outsourcingservices that improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase speed tomarket and improve customer service for health plans, consumer-directed plans,government plans (Medicare Advantage/Part D and Medicaid) and physicianpractices. DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications, and ASP and BPOservices support 390 healthcare clients, representing more than 38 millioncovered lives, 360 million health plan claims, 35 million physician businesstransactions and 700,000 consumer-directed members annually. For moreinformation about DST Health Solutions, contact 800.272.4799 [email protected] or visithttp://www.dsthealthsolutions.com.
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