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Ambulatory Surgery Center: New Guidance on Your Facility Demographic Report
To help your organization meet requirements for completing Facility Demographic Reports (FDRs), Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is providing guidance.
Compounding Pharmacy: Properly Display Current Licenses, Permits
ACHC is proud to play a part in Vital Care’s success through a longstanding partnership that provides accreditation services for franchisees as they come on board.
Pharmacy: Standards Require Credential Verification
Verifying pharmacy personnel credentials is important to ensure compliance with payor requirements and government regulations.
Palliative Care: Standards Require Credential Verification
Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to palliative care organizations about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel.
Home Health: The Importance of Verifying Personnel Credentials
Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to home health agencies about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel.
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.
Behavioral Health: Standards Require Credential Verification
Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to behavioral health facilities about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel.
Changes to Know for Clinical Laboratories
COVID-19 tests and cholera testing remain current topics. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a bulletin about a COVID-19 test recall and has approved four more at-home antigen tests.
Sleep: Preparing for Survey Interviews Can Ease Concerns
Throughout the survey process, your Surveyor will review required documents, assess policies and procedures, and interview key personnel, employees, and contracted individuals who provide direct care on behalf of your sleep facility.
Home Infusion Therapy: Credential Verification Required for Licensed Personnel
Recent federal arrests in a scheme to sell fake nursing diplomas serve as a critical reminder to home infusion therapy organizations about the importance of verifying credentials for licensed personnel.
Renal Dialysis: The Importance of Verifying Personnel Credentials
Recent 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.
Hospice: CMS Revisions Impact Survey Record Review Requirements
On January 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released revisions to Hospice-Appendix M of the State Operations Manual.
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