Donna Merrick

Donna Merrick, MEd, BSN, director of program standards and maintenance, has been with URAC for more than 19 years. She served as an accreditation reviewer at URAC for nearly nine years, became director of URAC’s health plan accreditation, and then director of program standards and maintenance. Before joining URAC, she was a clinical nurse in the U.S. Navy and in civilian health care settings. Donna enjoys using fresh herbs from her garden and outdoor activities while vacationing in Maine.

Recent Posts

Attendee Engagement Heightens Workshop Success

By Donna Merrick on 3/8/18 10:03 AM

We received positive feedback on the March 1 and 2 workshops, from both in-person and live-streaming attendees. While I led the new Core v4.0 workshop on March 1 and the Case Management v6.0 workshop on March 2, Jennifer Richards and Tanya Bennett, two of our accreditation reviewers, led workshops covering several pharmacy and utilization management programs.

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CM v6.0 Rolls Out with Core v4.0 in January: Update on Key Dates

By Donna Merrick on 1/10/18 2:01 PM

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It’s Been a Marathon: Core v4.0 to be Released January 1

By Donna Merrick on 9/7/17 9:14 AM

After two years, two public comment periods, and more than 2,000 comments later, the major revision to Core - version 4.0 - has arrived!

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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