AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan Receives URAC Accreditation
for Case Management
Harrisburg (PA) – AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan was recently re-accredited by URAC for its PerforMED® case management program. URAC is a leader in the accreditation of health and managed care organizations. Founded in 1990, URAC currently offers more than 16 accreditation programs that span a broad spectrum of health care services. AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, is a Medical Assistance managed care plan serving members in central and northeastern Pennsylvania.
URAC’s case management accreditation standards cover staff structure and qualifications, quality improvement, information management, oversight of delegated functions, ethics, complaints, and the overall case management process. The standards also address approaches to ensuring appropriate patient protections have been established, such as policies for confidentiality of patient information, informed consent, dispute resolution and other issues.
“By applying for and receiving URAC accreditation, AmeriHealth Mercy has demonstrated a commitment to quality health care,” said Alan P. Spielman, 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 and undergo rigorous evaluation by an independent accrediting body.”
“AmeriHealth Mercy feels honored to become re-accredited by URAC for case management. Case management is a constantly evolving health care practice in the health care industry and is one of the many tools that our company uses to give our members quality health care,” explained Marge Angello, RN, Executive Director for AmeriHealth Mercy.
AmeriHealth Mercy has also received URAC disease management accreditation for its heart failure, asthma, diabetes management and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) programs.
About AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan
AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan, a member of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, is a Medical Assistance (Medicaid) managed care health plan serving more than 100,000 Medical Assistance recipients in 15 counties of central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan is a mission-driven company dedicated to helping members get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. Its corporate parent partners are Mercy Health System and AmeriHealth First, a subsidiary of Independence Blue Cross. For more information, go to www.amerihealthmercyhp.com.
About URAC
URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation, education and measurement 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 www.urac.org.
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