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Pharmacy: Standards Require Credential Verification
Verifying pharmacy personnel credentials is important to ensure compliance with payor requirements and government regulations.
Home Care: Standards Require Credential Verification
Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to home care agencies about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel.
Home Care: Plan Ahead for the End of the PHE
With the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, many healthcare providers, including affected home care providers, will need to make adjustments as they prepare to restore normal operations.
Demonstrating Separate Services for Home Infusion Therapy Accreditation
For home infusion therapy (HIT) suppliers, the Medicare Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) apply to an organization as a whole — including all clients/patients and not just Medicare beneficiaries.
Critical Access Hospitals: Coordinating Food Preparation and Storage
Checking a box or making a call sends a meal to a patient in a Critical Access Hospital. But long before delivery, intricate collaboration takes place between departments to ensure food, infant formula, breast milk,and supplements are stored and prepared safely to support all ages and nutritional needs.
Pharmacy: Validating Your Shipping System
ACHC Pharmacy Accreditation Standards require an organization to ship pharmaceuticals in a manner that maintains appropriate sanitation, light, and temperature conditions.