Urac To Accredit Health Web Sites - Brief Article

Healthcare Financial Management, May, 2001

Preapplications for health Web site accreditation are being accepted by URAC, Washington, D.C. URAC establishes standards for the managed care industry. Managed care organizations that are accredited by URAC are viewed by purchasers and consumers as meeting nationally recognized standards and best practices.

Full applications cannot be accepted until health Web site standards are approved by URAC's board of directors, which is expected in July. Some preapplicants will be invited to serve as test sites for evaluating the new standards. URAC's goal is to select test sites that represent a diversity of Web site functions and approaches. URAC will share detailed information about this evaluation process with test sites.