CareMed Pharmaceutical Services Earns URAC Accreditation

Aug. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- LAKE SUCCESS, NY – CareMed Pharmaceutical Services, a leading specialty pharmacy in the United States and headquartered in Lake Success, NY, announces it has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy and Mail Order Pharmacy accreditations from URAC (formerly known as Utilization Review Accreditation Commission), an independent, non-profit organization and leader in promoting health care quality through accreditation, education and measurement programs.  

Currently, CareMed maintains dual accreditations, having earned its ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care) Accreditation in 2009. CareMed’s URAC and ACHC accreditations demonstrate CareMed’s commitment to excellence and customer service. 

“CareMed’s dual accreditation is a testament to our commitment to excellence. CareMed works 24/7 to ensure our patients, their families, and physicians are receiving the highest degree of quality care and service,” reports John Witkowski, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at CareMed. “We take meeting the high standards and scrutiny of the URAC and ACHC very seriously and we are honored to have earned dual accreditation.” 

URAC accredits many types of health care organizations and is the largest accrediting body for health care. URAC offers different accreditation programs – some that review the entire organization, such as the health plan standards, and some that focus on quality within a single functional area in an organization. Any organization that meets the standards, including hospitals, HMOs, PPOs, TPAs, and provider groups, can seek accreditation.

Accreditation adds value by providing an external seal of approval, and by promoting quality standards within an organization as part of the accreditation process. ACHC, the first health care accrediting organization to be certified to the international quality standard ISO 9001:2000, accredited CareMed after an extensive vetting process in 2009. 

About CareMed Pharmaceutical Services

CareMed Pharmaceutical Services is a National Accredited Specialty Pharmacy, providing superior, individualized and reliable pharmaceutical care to its clients. For more than 40 years, CareMed’s mission has been to fulfill the needs of patients, physicians, and hospitals with a seamless, integrated delivery system of oral and injectable medications necessary in today's health care and home care environments. CareMed's highly skilled staff of professionals all work toward this goal by providing high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective service on a daily basis. The specialty pharmacy provides comprehensive disease-specific care management programs, utilization reviews, quality control audits, clinical consultations, medication compliance monitoring, and timely worry-free refill services all in adherence with USP 797. 

CareMed Pharmaceutical Services provides: Prescription service 24/7/365; Time sensitive, accurate deliveries nationally; Toll-free telephone and fax lines to reach our pharmacists; Pharmacist consultants and nurse consultants to provide the best possible care; Patient, provider, and payer education and consulting; Preceptor-ship programs and clinical workshops; Regulation compliance assistance; Custom reporting for patient and financial management; Drug trend analysis; Customized medication packaging systems; Disease Specific Care Management; A full line of products, including IV medications, enteral nutrition and medical supplies; Reimbursement insurance assistance; Patient Assistance Programs, when applicable; Multilingual customer service representatives. CareMed strives to do whatever it takes to get medications approved by insurance companies so that patients can focus on recovery. When there are high copays, the specialty pharmacy can reach out to copay assistance providers that enroll patients for financial aid. 

For more information, call (877) 227-3405 or visit CareMed online at http://www.caremedps.com.