PCCN Becomes First Pediatric Network to Receive URAC Clinical Integration Accreditation

Phoenix Children’s Care Network recently received accreditation from URAC for their clinical integration programs, becoming the first pediatric hospital or network to receive this accreditation.

“Becoming the nation’s first pediatric network to achieve URAC’s Clinical Integration

Accreditation was no small task,” Lora Henager, director of clinical integration at Phoenix Children’s Care Network, said in a press release. “It was a yearlong effort, requiring all-hands-on-deck participation from staff in every department, our governance team and network practices. With this accreditation, Phoenix Children’s Care Network continues to prove itself to be on the cutting edge of pediatric health care in the country, and I am very proud to me a member of this team.”

URAC, or the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, is an independent accreditation organization, which promotes improved care quality through review and accreditation. In order to receive accreditation, organizations must undergo review through evidence-based measures and standards by a range of health care stakeholders.

“Change is inevitable and unavoidable in the delivery of health care in America, and Phoenix Children’s Care Network now possess an advantage by having accredited its operations through URAC,” Kylanne Green CEO and president of URAC, said in a press release. “Phoenix Children’s is embracing population health and value-based goals of new payment models. Its accreditation from URAC will help them improve their processes while aligning them with industry best practices and regulations.”

First Report Managed Care recently interview Chad Johnson, senior vice president and executive director at Phoenix Children’s Care Network, about implementing value-based care within clinically integrated organizations.

“Phoenix Children’s Care Network is rooted in a pediatric-dedicated quality improvement program that requires accountability among independent physicians and an aligned health system, incentivizing network providers for improv­ing quality and controlling costs,” he said. ““Our model works because it unifies physician members and the hospital system around a shared commitment to quality improvement and cost efficiency.”—David Costill