Accreditation support that unlocks access, revenue, and confidence
End to end accreditation and ongoing compliance support for specialty and infusion pharmacies navigating URAC, ACHC, and dual accreditation requirements.
Cencora helps pharmacies achieve and maintain accreditation with confidence — reducing internal burden, accelerating access to payer and product networks, and supporting long term growth through expert led guidance.
What we help you do
- Expand access to limited distribution drugs and payer networks
- Reduce administrative and operational burden with expert project management
Maintain ongoing compliance with evolving accreditation standards
- Stay survey ready year after year
Why accreditation matters for specialty and infusion pharmacies
Accreditation is no longer a one time milestone. For specialty and infusion pharmacies, it is a foundational requirement for access, sustainability, and growth.
Payers, PBMs, and limited distribution drug manufacturers increasingly require pharmacies to demonstrate not only initial accreditation, but ongoing compliance with rigorous quality, safety, and performance standards.
Quality and patient care
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety and clinical excellence
- Standardizes policies, procedures, and patient management programs
- Supports continuous quality improvement through performance monitoring and reporting
Access and growth
- Required for participation in many payer and limited distribution drug networks
- Increasing demand for dual accreditation (URAC plus a secondary accreditor)
- Enables revenue growth and competitive differentiation
Our accreditation support services
- Comprehensive accreditation gap analysis
- Assessment of workflows, technology, and patient management programs
- Quality committee design and governance support
- Customized project roadmap led by pharmacy experts
- Training aligned to accreditation standards
- Standardized best practices across functional areas
- Quality program design and oversight
- Custom policy development aligned to accreditation standards
- Access to a robust library of tools and templates
- Implementation oversight to support real world adoption
- Accreditation readiness assessments
- URAC desktop submission support
- Request for information (RFI) coordination and response support
- Documentation preparation and review
- Mock surveys to identify gaps prior to formal review
- Corrective action planning and follow up
Ongoing accreditation compliance and readiness
Accreditation does not end once approval is granted. We help pharmacies remain compliant, confident, and prepared — year after year.
Our ongoing support services are designed to reduce risk, support continuous improvement, and keep your organization aligned with evolving standards.
- Annual mock surveys to identify quality, safety, and compliance gaps
- Optional project management for URAC required data validation and reporting
- Document compliance assessments focused on high risk areas
- Accreditation education and resources aligned to industry benchmarks and best practices
URAC and ACHC accreditation expertise
ACHC accreditation support
- Ambulatory Infusion Center (AIC)
- Infusion Nursing (IRN)
- Infusion Pharmacy (IRX), including sterile compounding considerations under USP <797>
- Infusion Pharmacy without sterile compounding (IRX NO797), for pharmacies that supply but do not prepare sterile infused medications or are awaiting cleanroom certification
- Hazardous Drug Handling (HD) accreditation support aligned to USP <800>
URAC accreditation support
- Infusion Pharmacy Accreditation
- Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Accreditation
- Data validation project management and ongoing measurement reporting
Why partner with Accelerate Pharmacy Solutions
Cencora combines deep pharmacy expertise with proven accreditation project management to help pharmacies achieve and maintain accreditation with confidence.
What sets us apart
- Certified accreditation consultants with real world specialty and infusion pharmacy experience
- End to end support from gap analysis through ongoing compliance
- Strategic relationships with URAC and ACHC, including discounted pricing opportunities for eligible customers
- Proven success supporting pharmacies through initial accreditation, dual accreditation, and reaccreditation
Ready to move forward with accreditation confidence?
Whether you are pursuing your first accreditation, expanding into infusion services, or preparing for reaccreditation, our team is ready to support you.