Kim Karvelas has been with ACHC since 2011. As a senior regulatory manager, she has extensive knowledge of federal and state requirements…
Meet the Team: Kim Karvelas
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Expert Perspectives
Meet the Team: Becky Desaulniers, RN, BS & Susan Murtha, RN, BSN
Both Becky Desaulniers and Susan Murtha have been registered nurses for over 30 years and have extensive experience working in home health. They are currently…
Medication Safety: An ASC Expert’s Perspective
ACHC clinical staff are known as exceptional teachers. To extend their educational reach, their writing is often placed as articles and…
Meet the Team: Crystal Flynt, RN, BSN
For four decades, Crystal Flynt has focused on home health and hospice. She joined ACHC in 2011 as a full-time surveyor and…
Accreditation Theater: The Illusion of Rigor in Healthcare Accreditation
In the post-9/11 era, the term “Security Theater” emerged to describe over-the-top yet ineffective airport security procedures designed more to make travelers feel safe than to actually increase safety. Today, healthcare accreditation faces its own version…
Accreditation 2025: What’s Changing, What’s Not
The healthcare accreditation landscape is undergoing visible transformation. As industry giants race to simplify standards, reduce burden, and modernize their models…
Meet the Team: Jeffrey Reses, R.Ph., HDDP
Jeffrey Reses, R.Ph., HDDP, has been with ACHC since 2011, first as a surveyor and now as a Senior Pharmacy Clinical Liaison. He has over 43 years…
Meet the Team: Amy Antonacci, MSN, RN
Amy Antonacci, MSN, RN, is a Senior Standards Interpretation Specialist for ACHC Hospital Accreditation (Acute Care and Critical Access). She also…
Credentialing: An ASC Expert’s Perspective
It’s no secret that we believe our experts are the best around. When publications reach out to ACHC for guest articles…
Accreditation Deficiencies: The ACHC Sleep Expert Perspective
At ACHC we never miss an opportunity to provide education, so we were thrilled to be invited to appear on SleepWorld Magazine’s podcast.