Med Advantage Accredited by URAC for 6th Term

ORLANDO, Fla. - May 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Med Advantage, an industry-leading Credentials Verification Organization (CVO), announced its sixth (6 th ) newly granted three-year Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) accreditation.

URAC's CVO Accreditation ensures a meaningful, rigorous, and fair credentialing process that protects both patients and providers from poor credentialing practices. The process incorporates "state-of- the-art" scientific evidence to assess health care quality and safety. URAC selects standards harmonized with other federal, state, and local quality measurement and reporting initiatives.

Continued accreditation by URAC represents Med Advantage's commitment to a higher level of service and quality. CEO, John Barrett, attributes this accreditation to his highly-trained and dedicated team of credentialing professionals.

"Without a team who is committed to the highest levels of service with a focus on accuracy, Med Advantage would not have been able to achieve the degree of excellence and recognition we have in the CVO industry today."

Med Advantage has provided cost-effective credentialing solutions since its birth in 1993, including secure credentialing and data verification services to Fortune 500 companies, national HMOs and locally-owned managed care organizations for board certifications, criminal backgrounds, education, licenses, malpractice, privileges, references, sanctions and work history.

For 25 years, URAC has been the independent leader in promoting health care quality through accreditation, education, and measurement. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking products that reflect the latest changes in health care and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to showcase their validated commitment to quality and accountability.

Visit http://www.med-advantage.com to find out more about Med-Advantage credentialing solutions.