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Beech Street Corporation Receives URAC Reaccreditation
About Beech Street Corporation
Beech Street Corporation has over 50 years of reliable service in the healthcare industry and has a network of over 380,000 respected doctors, 3,500 hospitals and over 50,000 ancillary network providers.
Beech Street provides services such as nationwide primary and secondary network access, URAC accredited and NCQA certified healthcare management services, disease management services, healthcare financial services, out-of-network cost containment solutions, and a Workers' Compensation program.
More information about Beech Street can be found at www.beechstreet.com.
Utilization Management Program Celebrates 10 Years of URAC Endorsement
July 12, 2004.
Beech Street Corporation, the nation’s leading independently owned Preferred Provider Organization, announced today it has received reaccreditation from URAC for both its Case Management and Utilization Management programs.
“Beech Street is dedicated to providing our clients and their members with the highest quality of care,” said Bill Hale, President and CEO of Beech Street. “Reaccreditation by URAC demonstrates our unwavering commitment to the healthcare industry’s rigorous standards.”
Beech Street’s Utilization Management program has been URAC accredited since 1994. It is designed to deliver high-quality medical management while providing cost savings to the client by determining the medical necessity of a proposed hospitalization, the length of stay, and the appropriate level of care.
Beech Street’s Case Management program has been URAC accredited since 2002. It is a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes.
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 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 healthcare industry. For more information, visit www.urac.org.
