NU Online News Service, June 14, 4:36 p.m. – URAC, Washington, a nonprofit group that sets quality standards for health care organizations, has released drafts of major revisions of its Health Plan Standards and Health Network Standards.
The Health Plan Standards describe the URAC accreditation standards for health maintenance organizations and other tightly knit managed care organizations.
The Health Network Standards apply to accreditation of preferred provider organizations and other, more loosely knit managed care organizations.