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Accreditation Now
Mary Ellen Conway, RN, BSN, is president of Capital Healthcare Group, LLC, Bethesda, Md., which provides health care management expertise in accreditation preparation and survey follow-up, operations assistance, design of quality improvement programs and outcome measures. She can be contacted by phone at 301/896-0193 or through www.capitalhealthcaregroup.com.
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Time Flies
Is it time to conduct your annual performance evaluations?...
Emergency Preparedness
Test your emergency and disaster plans to make sure they work....
Consistent Inconsistency
Maintain correct processes and practices — all the time, every day....
A Detail at the Deadline
You could have some critical paperwork to do....
Common Problems
Make sure your HR files are in order, Part Two....
Common Problems
One of the most common problems on survey for providers large and small is meeting the accreditation requirements for personnel, or human resource, files....
The Lights May Be On
But if no one's home when the surveyor comes, you've got a problem....
Unannounced Surveys
Review the basics to make sure your company is survey-ready...
The Inevitable Question
Why do we have to do that? All accreditation requirements apply to all companies....
Competency Control
Accredited providers, and those now becoming accredited, know that there are many requirements that must be met either to pass an initial survey....
