URAC Celebrates 15 Years of Medical Certifications

URAC, an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs, yesterday celebrated its 15th corporate anniversary with a salute to its past and a steady focus on its future role in promoting health care quality improvement. URAC was incorporated on February 14, 1990 amid growing concern about the lack of uniform standards for utilization review (UR) services. The first mission of the independent, non-profit organization was to improve the quality and accountability of health care organizations conducting UR b...