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Behavioral Health: Securing and Releasing Confidential Information
To minimize risk, ACHC Behavioral Health Accreditation Standards stipulate that your organization establish clear, well-defined policies and procedures for properly securing, protecting, and releasing confidential service recipient information.
Renal Dialysis: Plan Ahead for the End of the PHE
With the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, affected healthcare providers, including renal dialysis facilities with deemed status, will need to make adjustments as they prepare to restore normal operations.
Palliative Care: Meeting Requirements for Your Plan of Correction
To address deficiencies, an organization must develop an effective Plan of Correction (POC) and submit it to ACHC before a final accreditation status is determined. This is the final step in the accreditation survey process.
Renal Dialysis: Meeting Requirements for Your Plan of Correction
Nearly all organizations surveyed for accreditation are cited for deficiencies. To address deficiencies, an organization must develop an effective Plan of Correction (POC) and submit it to ACHC before a final accreditation status is determined. This is the final step in the accreditation survey process.
Behavioral Health: Meeting Requirements for Your Plan of Correction
Nearly all organizations surveyed for accreditation are cited for deficiencies. To address deficiencies, an organization must develop an effective Plan of Correction (POC) and submit it to ACHC before a final accreditation status is determined. This is the final step in the accreditation survey process.
Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 PHE
On January 30, 2023, the Biden administration announced that the COVID-19 national emergency and Public Health Emergency will end on May 11, 2023. What does this mean for health care provider and supplier organizations that have come under CMS blanket waivers and enforcement discretion?
Bridging the Gap of Oral Care Access
Mobile dentistry is increasingly gaining acceptance for the value and flexibility it offers dental practices and patients.
Patient Comfort and Safety Can Be Found in the Air
Keeping patients comfortable and safe is part of high-quality health care. And that goes beyond medicines and procedures. Maintaining appropriate temperature, humidity, and airflow makes the environment comfortable and helps prevent infection. Your organization can use best practices to develop a monitoring program.
PI Program Key to Quality Improvement
An effective performance improvement (PI) program gives your behavioral health organization a solid framework to continuously drive advancements in quality of care and business efficiency.
Palliative Care: Preparing for Survey Interviews Can Ease Concerns
Your survey for ACHC Accreditation is an independent assessment that evaluates your agency’s compliance with recognized national standards for quality and safety.