URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based healthcare accreditation organization, grants accreditation to healthcare organizations after reviewing patient management standards, policies and procedures, and randomly selected site audits to signify the organization meets high standards of quality.
It previously accredited select Walgreens locations in 2018.
“Securing this accreditation from URAC reinforces Walgreens industry-leading specialty pharmacy care among patients, payers, prescribers and health plans,” said Rina Shah, PharmD, Walgreens group vice president of specialty and retail pharmacy.
Read the full news release here.
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