The American Association for Homecare's “Accreditation Summit” at Medtrade Spring featured representatives from ACHC, CHAP and JCAHO. For information on how to begin the accreditation process or how to choose an accrediting organization, see “Mandatory Accreditation” by Jerold S. Cohen, president, Caesar Cohen Ltd. (HomeCare, February 2004) and “Getting Accredited and Doing It Now” by Tom Caesar, president, ACHC (HomeCare, March 2004). You can contact the following accrediting bodies directly or visit their Web sites at: Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), 919/785-1214, www.achc.org; Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP), 609/463-CHAP; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 630/792-5000, www.jcaho.org.
Thursday, April 1, 2004
