FEATURE/NUMC Case Management Program Receives URAC Accreditation.Business Editors/Insurance and Medical Writers FEATURE... PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--March 2, 2000 National Utilization Management Utilization management is the evaluation of the appropriateness, medical need and efficiency of health care services procedures and facilities according to established criteria or guidelines and under the provisions of an applicable health benefits plan. Corp.(R) (NUMC NUMC Nassau University Medical Center NUMC Northbrook United Methodist Church (R)) Thursday announced that it was recently awarded accreditation for its Case Management program by URAC URAC Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (health care accreditation & certification) URAC University Recreation & Aquatic Centre Ltd (Australia) URAC Union Regional de Apoyo Campesino (also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission The Healthcare Commission is an independent body, set up to promote and drive improvement in the quality of healthcare and public health in England and Wales. It aims to achieve this by becoming an authoritative and trusted source of information and by ensuring that this ). The NUMC case management model integrates quality clinical services with fiscal responsibility. Registered Nurse Case Managers facilitate optimal care through collaboration and planning with the patient and their physician/s, family, the client/employer and others involved in the patient's life. This comprehensive, inter-relational methodology and approach has been at the foundation of NUMC services since its inception in 1982, and is recognized throughout the industry as NUMC's corporate "style" and hands on commitment to value and quality. URAC's standards require companies to establish a process to assess, plan and implement case management interventions. They also address approaches to ensure the establishment of appropriate patient protections, such as policies for confidentiality of patient information, informed consent and dispute resolution. "NUMC is honored to receive accreditation for its Case Management program," stated Constance K. Lambert, president, NUMC. "We are very proud to be recognized for what we've been doing successfully for years; providing outstanding services to our clients and bringing value to their employee benefit packages. "This type of external program validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. publicly demonstrates our company-wide commitment to delivering the highest in service standards, time after time." URAC is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that has issued over 1,200 accreditation certificates to over 300 managed care organizations doing business in all 50 states. URAC accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. companies provide health care to more than 120 million Americans. URAC accreditation standards are recognized nationally as providing the benchmarks for quality in managed care organizations. Garry Carneal, URAC president and chief executive officer, said, "By applying for and receiving URAC accreditation, NUMC has demonstrated a commitment to quality health care. 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." With corporate offices in both Phoenix and Austin, Texas, National Utilization Management Corporation Inc. (NUMC) is a national provider of medical management services to self-insured employers, third-party administrators and insurance carriers. NUMC's products include utilization review u·til·i·za·tion review n. A process for monitoring the use, delivery, and cost-effectiveness of services, especially those provided by medical professionals. , case management, and specialty management programs for group health and workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. clients. Services are offered as integrated solutions or as stand-alone, value-added components that compliment a range of managed care and benefit programs. More information about NUMC is available at www.numc.com, or by calling 800/354-2464. |
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