TimelyMD, the top virtual health and wellbeing service in higher education, announced today that it has received URAC certification for Telehealth, making it the only virtual healthcare company to do so that only serves college and university students.
URAC is the internationally acknowledged leader in telehealth certification and the independent leader in advancing health care quality by setting high standards for clinical practise, consumer protections, performance measurement, operations infrastructure, and risk management. By earning this designation, TimelyMD exhibits a dedication to high-quality care, improved procedures, patient safety, and improved results for students utilising the TimelyCare platform, which has won numerous awards.
TimelyMD, which is trusted to provide care for more than 1.5 million students at around 250 colleges and universities, enables campus partners to put into place a cutting-edge hybrid model of care in cooperation with on-campus resources. TimelyCare provides a variety of virtual medical and mental health care services, as well as care navigation, basic needs help, and peer support, all of which are free for students and available around-the-clock. TimelyCare is further distinguished as best-in-class by URAC accreditation for Telehealth in the Consumer-to-Provider and Provider-to-Consumer modules.
“At TimelyMD, we wake up every day on a mission to improve the health and well-being of college students”, “Achieving URAC accreditation is an honor, further distinguishing TimelyMD as the leader and pioneer in providing high-quality, on-demand care to students.”
Bob Booth, M.D., Chief Care Officer at TimelyMD
“By earning Telehealth Accreditation from URAC, TimelyMD operates on the forefront of health care delivery”, “Meeting URAC’s telehealth standards means TimelyMD provides more than a platform for transaction-based appointments. It demonstrates that TimelyMD leverages technologies to advance high-quality care that promotes clinical best practices, consumer protections and care continuity among patients and providers.”
URAC President and CEO Shawn Griffin, M.D.
Griffin stated that TimelyMD stands out as an established, accredited business dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing of those it serves as telehealth becomes a more popular alternative.
