URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization, is a leader in promoting
#healthcare
quality through its accreditation, certification and measurement programs.
Poor medication adherence costs the healthcare system nearly $300 billion a year. Pharmacies are turning to new technology to help educate patients and improve adherence:
#pharmacy
#telehealth
Congratulations to Children's Hospital, the first pediatric hospital to earn URAC's Telehealth Accreditation, showing their commitment to quality virtual health programs for patients and families.
#digitalhealth
#telehealth
#pediatrics
#healthcare
Congratulations to the
#Telehealth
team for receiving accreditation from
@URAC
for its commitment to promoting quality
#virtualhealth
services for patients & families, making Children's National the first pediatric hospital to receive this recognition!
URAC takes the platinum
@Hermes_Awards
award for our accreditation process video! Thank you to
@TaotiCreative
for the creative support and expertise. Take a look at the video to see how our accreditation process works.
Magellan’s new model of care is comprehensive and adaptable to complex circumstances. This approach keeps youth and their families central to the decision-making process. Read more at
#healthcare
#mentalhealch
#childcare
David Raths, a reporter for Healthcare Innovation, put together a piece featuring his favorite quotes of 2023. A quote from URAC’s President and CEO, Shawn Griffin, MD about
#mentalhealth
parity was one of his favorites:
#healthcare
#parity
#bestof2023
#Telehealth
has already impacted healthcare delivery in ways that seemed almost unimaginable just a few years ago, and there’s much more change on the horizon according to a panel of experts at
#TelemedLeaders2019
:
NCPA's COVID-19 information page is a great tool for partners and members to get the information they need for running a pharmacy effectively during this time. Thank you
@Commpharmacy
for the support! If you are looking for answers, find the link below.
Join URAC for a free webinar - 2020: The Year that Changed Health Care. Hear from Dr. Shawn Griffin, URAC's President and CEO and Vincent Nelson MD MBA FASA as they discuss the past, present, and future of health care.
Register at
#healthcare
#year2020
We have an amazing panel speaking on how tele-specialties deliver ROI, increase care access, improve health outcomes: Dr. Razzak
@jrazzak
, Johns Hopkins, Dr. Reichwein
@PennStHershey
, Dr. Corbett
@EnvolvePPLCare
, Dr. Ferrando
@MFCHatWMC
.
Donna Merrick, URAC’s Program Enhancement Principal, presents on
#URAC
Core updates, restructuring and renaming IRO accreditation programs, and eligibility criteria in IRO accreditation at
@NAIRO_IRO
Symposium! Learn more:
#NAIROSymp2018
Telehealth vendor Doctor On Demand (
@drondemand
), a URAC-accredited organization is partnering with a Texas-based Community Health Choice to launch a virtual primary care HMO. Learn more at
#telehealth
#healthcare
#HMO
Dr. Kevin Galpin
@DeptVetAffairs
Telehealth Services says the VA is committed to embracing innovative ways to deliver care & finds success in the
#telehealth
technologies they have in place.
While there’s growing excitement about
#telehealth
applications, lack of reimbursement is the “most significant” barrier to wider adoption, according to a survey by the Center for Connected Medicine and The Health Management Academy:
@catalystHN
president Christopher Crow, MD says about URAC Clinical Integration Accreditation: “We like things that are hard and nearly impossible because they challenge us to make the world a better place. That’s what we get up and do every day.”
We all feel the costs associated with prescription drugs. Although Congress is trying to find a legislative fix, if their plan doesn’t address how prices are set to begin with we will still be facing the same issue in the years to come:
#pharmacy
Providers who are meeting their
#telehealth
goals rank hands-on physician training at the top of their success factors. Discover more major challenges and success factors currently facing
#telemedicine
programs:
#DigitalHealth
#URAC
is proud to announce we’ve acquired ClearHealth Quality Institute (
@ClearHealthQI
) and their programs. Our combined accreditations will help improve health care outcomes for even more consumers and patients. Find out more:
#telehealth
@TeladocHealth
elevates the conversation about mental health, as their new study shows that nearly half of U.S. respondents report COVID-19 negatively affecting their mental health. Click below to learn more.
We’re excited to have
@JuddHollander
MD, SVP for Healthcare Delivery Innovation, Thomas Jefferson University speak on
#Telehealth
Leadership: Best Practices for Physicians at Telemed Leadership Forum 2018, Washington DC, March 27-29.
CMS has approved the first-ever set of measures for social determinants of health which mean health equity can be tracked at a federal level. Read more at
#healthcare
#healthequity
#CMS
Congratulations to our President and CEO, Shawn Griffin, MD, for being chosen as one of the 35 health care experts to serve on the
@NatQualityForum
leadership consortium. Accreditation matters for health care improvement.
The Telemed Leadership Forum 2018: ROI of Telehealth in Washington, DC, March 27-29: Hear 30+
#telehealth
experts in 2-1/2 days of panels and presentations, bringing you insights from health systems across the country. Early Bird Ends Jan 27.
May is National Nurses Month, no matter the day or circumstance, nurses make a difference in our health care, in our community. URAC thanks nurses everywhere, for all you do to ensure better outcomes for your patients. Learn more about
#NursesMonth
at
Michael Adcock, Executive Director for
@UMMCTelehealth
, wants people not to forget the "why" when mulling
#telehealth
initiatives. Come see him talk about UMMC's telehealth initiatives at
#TelemedLeaders2019
!
An estimated three out of four Americans don’t always take their medication properly. So leading-edge pharmacies are turning to new technologies to combat the problem:
#pharmacy
#telehealth
URAC, the nation’s largest independent health care accreditation organization, announced that it will implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate policy for all employees, beginning October 15, 2021. Read more at
#covid19
#healthcare
So excited to have Specialists on Call
@SOCTelemed
Chief Medical Officer Tilman Jolly on our expert panel on
#Telehealth
Business Models that Reduce Costs and Improve Health Outcomes, at Telemed Leadership Forum 2018, Washington DC, March 27-29.
Pharmacists often interact with patients more frequently than prescribing medical professionals and can help patients avoid dangerous drug interactions and adverse health effects. Read more at
#Pharmacy
#healthcare
#pharmacists
The bipartisan Congressional CHRONIC Care Act advances telehealth via better chronic disease management using
#telehealth
and other innovative technology.