By: Teresa Hoosier, RN, CDNAssociate Program Director Posted: January 14, 2025No changes are being made to Renal Dialysis Accreditation Standards in 2025. ACHC annually reviews all program standards and makes periodic revisions to keep you up to date on industry best...
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Why Your Accreditation End Date Matters
Why Your Accreditation End Date MattersAchieving 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...
Why It Matters to Maintain Personnel Records
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...
Survey Ready? New Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation
Survey Ready? New Checklist Simplifies Record Preparation Posted: April 10, 2024Required 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
Updated Standards for Hospice, Renal DialysisPosted: February 14, 2024Standards 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...
Personnel Background Checks Enhance Safety
Personnel Background Checks Enhance SafetyPosted: October 10, 2023Clients and patients depend on you to deliver excellent services in a secure environment. Performing background checks on personnel validates your commitment to providing safe, quality care....
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling Emergencies
Preparation Key to Effectively Handling EmergenciesPosted: August 1, 2023A disaster or crisis can happen any time. These natural or man-made events often occur suddenly, creating dangerous, unexpected emergency situations that require an immediate response....
Perform Lab Tests? CLIA Rules Must Be Followed
Perform Lab Tests? CLIA Rules Must Be FollowedPosted: June 14, 2023Healthcare providers that perform laboratory tests must meet Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) requirements established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CLIA...
Renal Dialysis: The Importance of Verifying Personnel Credentials
The Importance of Verifying Personnel CredentialsPosted: April 3, 2023Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to renal dialysis facilities about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel....
Renal Dialysis: Plan Ahead for the End of the PHE
Plan Ahead for the End of the PHEPosted: March 14, 2023With 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...