URAC is an independent, nonprofit health care accreditation organization based in Washington, DC. It develops standards and certification programs intended to improve the quality, safety, and reliability of health care organizations and services.
Health care quality and safety standards; accreditation and certification for health plans, hospitals, telehealth, digital health, health websites, health networks, care management, and related consumer protection and privacy practices; evidence-based operational standards and measurement.
Primarily funded by accreditation, certification, and related service fees paid by health care organizations.
No prominent parent organization is identified; URAC works with health plans, providers, associations, and other health care stakeholders, and its leadership includes President and CEO Shawn Griffin, MD.
non-profit
