Excellence in Hospice Care: The Plan of Care By: Lisa Meadows, MSW, Senior Manager, Clinical Operations Posted: April 2, 2025 Individualized, holistic support is the foundation of quality hospice care and this depends on a well-structured and continuously updated plan...
Why Your Accreditation End Date Matters Achieving accreditation is regarded as one of the key benchmarks for measuring the quality of an organization. Once initial accreditation is achieved, it is not permanent and must be maintained and renewed to ensure continued...
Maintain Personnel Records with Our Free Checklist Maintaining personnel records for staff members is required to achieve ACHC Accreditation and meet applicable state and federal regulations. Your organization must keep records, and keep them up to date, for all...
CMS Extends Effective Date for New Hospice Requirements Posted: April 26, 2024 New Medicare requirements for hospice certifying physicians will now take effect June 3, 2024, instead of the original May 1 effective date. CMS announced the action in an MLN newsletter on...
Survey Ready? New Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation Posted: April 10, 2024 Required Client/Patient RecordsPatient records are a vital part of the accreditation survey process. When a Surveyor arrives for your on-site survey, your home health, hospice,...
Updated Standards for Hospice, Renal Dialysis Posted: February 14, 2024 Standards for ACHC community-based accreditation programs have been released for 2024 and are now available to download from your customer portal. While most standards are unchanged, updates were...
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