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Reviewing the Most Common Home Care Deficiency

Reviewing the Most Common Home Care Deficiency

Home care agencies are often cited during an accreditation survey for care and services not being delivered in accordance with the client’s/patient’s plan of care, according to the latest The Surveyor newsletter published by Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).

Home Health: Meeting Requirements for Your Plan of Correction

Home 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.