Accreditation consulting
Accreditation is often required by payers and state funders, and it's a long list of standards to meet and prove. We find the gaps, help you close them, rehearse the survey with you, and keep you ready between surveys.
What's included
Getting ready
- Readiness assessment against the current standards for your program
- Policies and procedures written or updated to match the standards
- Required written plans, such as risk management, accessibility, technology, health and safety, and cultural competency plans
- Clinical documentation review so records show what the standards require
- Chart audits with findings and fixes
- Staff training on the standards and on what surveyors ask
Survey
- Help with the application and survey scheduling
- A mock survey run the way the real one will be
- Support during the survey
- Corrective action or quality improvement plans after the survey
Accrediting bodies
- CARF International
- The Joint Commission
- AAAHC
- ACHC
- CHAP
- DNV
- URAC
- NCQA
CARF is widely used by behavioral health and human services programs. If your funder or payer requires a specific accreditor, tell us which one.
Between surveys
Accreditation has its own yearly calendar of reports, reviews and trainings. Missing one can put your status at risk.
- A maintenance calendar with every required review and report
- Annual performance analysis
- CARF's Annual Conformance to Quality Report
- Yearly staff training
- Policy reviews when standards change
- Preparation for the next survey well before it's due
Survey coming up?
Tell us your accreditor and your target date. We'll start with a readiness assessment.