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Response to Proposed URAC Measurement Guidelines Drives Development of Relevant, Timely PPO Metrics.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 31-JAN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robust comments and suggestions from the PPO industry to an initial set of URAC health care management service measures introduced in September has underscored the need for metrics specifically relevant to the PPO industry.

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The Consumer Value Based Health Purchasing Measures Project (CVBHPM), which will be applied across nine of URAC's accreditation programs, targets measurement of health care management services to promote consumer protection and quality improvement. Rather than focus on clinical measures, URAC's program will initially collect relevant information about consumer protection and empowerment and quality data for comparison across three general categories: service quality, consumer protection and empowerment, and satisfaction with services.

"We are moving forward to develop measures that...

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