Accreditation Commission for Health Care
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Accreditation Commission for Health Care
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a US non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission.
The ACHC was set up in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on the needs of small providers. The process began in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the group incorporated in August 1986. The first accredited organization was awarded certification in January 1987. The company began offering services throughout the whole of the USA in 1996.
In November 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved ACHC to accredit suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) as meeting new quality standards under Medicare Part B.[1]
In January 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)announced the approval of the ACHC for continued Deeming Authority for Home Health Agencies through 2015.[2] Initial approval of Deeming Authority of ACHC for Home Health Agencies was granted in February 2006.[3][4]
On November 27, 2009, ACHC was recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a national accreditation organization for Hospices that request participation in the Medicare program [5]
See also
- International healthcare accreditation
- List of healthcare accreditation organisations in the USA
- Patient safety
- Patient safety organization
References
- ^ http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/DMEPOS_DeemedAccreditationOrganizations.asp DMEPOS Accreditation
- ^ http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=629902146257+1+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve
- ^ http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=63013968135+0+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve
- ^ http://www.cms.hhs.gov/surveycertificationgeninfo/pmsr/ItemDetail.asp?ItemID=CMS062561
- ^ http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/TEXTgate.cgi?WAISdocID=56734621636+0+1+0&WAISaction=retrieve Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approval of the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for Deeming Authority for Hospices
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External links
- Official web page
- "ACHC Marks 20th Year", Home Care Magazine, January 2006 (reprint by findarticles.com)
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- LivHOME Receives Accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
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