Preparing for An ACHC PD Survey for New Jersey Health Care Service Firms.

Join Becky Tolson, ACHC Clinical Compliance Educator, as she discusses the top survey deficiencies found during an ACHC Private Duty survey and provides information on how to avoid them.

Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is excited to announce that we have been approved by the Georgia Department of Community Health to conduct periodic inspections of your facility in lieu of the state office. Join us to learn more about ACHC, our standards, and how we can help you moving forward. 

Join us for this webinar as we cover the causes of dementia and the prevalence and stages of Alzheimer’s disease. We will discuss its effects on the brain and the challenging behaviors associated with dementia, with practical approaches to address each behavior. The goal is to provide content on this difficult subject that you can use for staff education.

Objectives:

• Describe Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
• Identify effective approaches to use with clients' challenging behaviors, including communication techniques
• Apply content for implementing a training program for home health staff related to Alzheimer's disease and associated disorders

Preparing for An ACHC PD Survey for New Jersey Health Care Service Firms

After Survey: Developing a Plan of Correction
Join Lisa Meadows, Clinical Compliance Educator for Home Health, Hospice and Private Duty, as she discusses developing a plan of correction after your accreditation survey.

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Preparing for Private Duty Accreditation

Join Lisa Meadows, Clinical Compliance Educator, as she discusses ways to prepare for ACHC Private Duty Accreditation.

Positioning Your Private Duty Agency to Align with Medicare Advantage Providers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS, will allow Medicare Advantage plan to offer benefits for private duty home care, including non-skilled in-home support for daily maintenance and activities.
The premise behind this change is that assistance with daily maintenance activities, such as bathing, dressing, and other tasks, can reduce the potential for injury and therefore reduce the utilization of emergency room visits and hospitalizations.
Private Duty agencies will need to demonstrate to Medicare Advantage providers their home care program is a program which aims to deliver high quality care with the same objective; keeping clients safe and in their home environment. Agencies will also need to demonstrate their commitment to sound billing practices as well as the prevention of fraud and abuse.
ACHC Accreditation Standards necessitate the development of a Performance Improvement Plan which can target issues that result in emergency room visits or hospitalizations and implement practices and protocols to reduce precipitating events. The development of a Compliance Program validates an agency’s resilience to fiscal responsibility.

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Distinction in Palliative Care 

ACHC's Distinction in Palliative Care allows ACHC accredited home health, hospice, or private duty agencies to earn additional accreditation for their palliative care program. Join us as we review what palliative care is, the ACHC Distinction in Palliative Care Accreditation Standards, and how this new distinction can benefit your agency!