URAC Webinar to Cover UR Accreditation Requirements

URAC is holding a free webinar in February covering the accreditation process mandated for all carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers conducting utilization review. Senate Bill 1160 required all utilization review entities modifying or denying treatment requests to obtain accreditation from an independent, nonprofit organization by July 1, 2018. Until the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopts rules to designate an organization or organizations, URAC is the designated accreditation organization in California. URAC said that while treating physicians throughou...