Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith, MN, RN-BC, URAC’s product development principal, has previously served URAC as a senior advisor for strategy and innovation, director of product development, consultant, and volunteer with URAC for more than 18 years. She oversaw the development of URAC’s Telehealth Accreditation program and the redesign of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) certification program.

Recent Posts

URAC Keeps Growing with Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Accreditation

By Deborah Smith on 3/6/19 11:32 AM

In February, the URAC Board approved development of a new accreditation addressing home infusion therapy. The program is an important step for URAC as we build on our success with specialty pharmacy accreditation.

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Core Delegation Requirements Streamlined

By Deborah Smith on 2/13/18 1:13 PM

A group of URAC leaders and managers have spent several months reviewing URAC’s approach to delegation. Members of the Review Team and Account Management Staff provided valuable insight enabling capture of strengths and weaknesses in the standards and our validation methods.

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URAC’s Goal is to Enhance Two Programs Per Year

By Deborah Smith on 11/10/17 2:51 PM

URAC has discovered a great deal about telehealth practice from the depth of expertise provided by our well-known, well-established beta test applicants. 

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January Accreditation Numbers


New: 25
Reaccreditation: 16
Certification: 1
Provisional: 1
Conditional: 3

 

February Birthdays


Troy Reese: 2/6
Bryan McGann: 2/12
Laura Wood: 2/20
Greg McCray: 2/24
Rachel Kelly-Brown: 2/25
Armin Ahmetovic: 2/25
Christine Tao: 2/26
Nicole Haggins: 2/27

 

February Anniversaries


Bonnie Zickgraf – 12 years
Laura Higginbotham – 9 years
Sarata Kabore – 5 years
Brittany McCullough – 2 years
Kurt Acker – 2 years
Nick Peters – 2 years
Shawn Griffin – 1 year