DST Health Solutions Receives URAC Health Utilization Management Accreditation
June 28 2006 - 12:31PM
PR Newswire (US)
Certification Ensures Industry-Standard Medical Management
Processes BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DST
Health Solutions, Inc. today announced that its Medical Services
Department has been awarded Health Utilization Management
Accreditation from URAC. URAC is a Washington, DC-based healthcare
accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the
healthcare industry. URAC's Health Utilization Management Review
Standards ensure that organizations follow review processes that
are clinically sound and respect patients' and providers' rights
while giving payors reasonable guidelines. "DST Health Solutions
should be commended for meeting strict quality standards," said
Charles Stellar, URAC board chair. "It is critically important for
healthcare organizations to make a commitment to quality and
accountability. URAC accreditation is a demonstration of that
commitment." The Medical Services Department of DST Health
Solutions provides health plans throughout the United States with
medical management services, such as pre-certification, case
management, prospective care management and inpatient concurrent
review. "The successful completion of this accreditation process
assures our clients, members and providers that DST Health
Solutions is compliant with the quality standards established by
URAC related to medical management processes," said Steve Sabino,
president of DST Health Solutions. URAC, an independent, nonprofit
organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting healthcare
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 healthcare 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 healthcare
industry. For more information, visit http://www.urac.org/. About
DST Health Solutions, Inc. DST Health Solutions, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc., delivers applications and
outsourcing services that help health plans, TPAs and physician
practices improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, increase
speed to market and improve customer service and care management.
DST Health Solutions' enterprise applications, and ASP and BPO
services support 340 healthcare clients, representing 30 million
covered lives, 230 million health plan claims and 30 million
physician business transactions annually. For more information
about DST Health Solutions, visit
http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/. DATASOURCE: DST Health
Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Chris Goldman, Media Relations, of DST
Systems, Inc., +1-816- 843-9087 Web Site:
http://www.dsthealthsolutions.com/ http://www.urac.org/
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