NSM underwent an evaluation process which occurs every 3 years to maintain the accreditation

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of complex rehabilitation technology (CRT), mobility and accessibility solutions in North America, announced that the company has again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Home Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

The accreditation organization’s excellence in dementia care program made expansions into the care areas of assisted living, homecare & hospice care

OLD LYME, Connecticut—Purple Flag for Dementia Care, an accreditation program aiming to improve the quality of dementia care services, announced its excellence in dementia care program is set to expand into three additional care areas: traditional assisted living, homecare and hospice care.


The New York homecare provider becomes the first agency in the U.S. with the Certified Parkinson Disease Care accreditation

PEEKSKILL, New York—Angels on Call Homecare, a homecare services provider, announced it has achieved the Certified Parkinson Disease Care (CPDC) business accreditation from the Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Alliance (PMD Alliance), making it the first licensed homecare service agency in the United States to earn the accreditation.

Since 1974, Iredell Home Health has cared for homebound patients as a certified, accredited nonprofit agency

STATESVILLE, North—Iredell Home Health, a part of Iredell Health System, achieved accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).

Accreditation is a process through which health care organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards. Iredell said its accreditation by ACHC reflects its dedication and commitment to meeting standards that facilitate a higher level of performance and patient care.


Neil serves as vice president of auditing and corporate compliance at ACU-Serve Corp

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) announced Noel Neil, JM, CDME, as its 2023 Certificant of the Year. This recognition honors a BOC-certified professional for outstanding contributions to their profession, including commitments to service, research and outreach.

Homecare Homebase is the first EHR platform to be awarded “CHAP Verified” status for age-friendly care at home in addition to home health and hospice.

DALLAS—Homecare Homebase (HCHB) announced its home-based care software solution is the first to achieve dual verification status from Community Health Accreditation Partner, (CHAP). A non-profit accrediting body for home and community-based health care organizations, CHAP is approved by CMS and is a recognized leader in accreditation for both home health and hospice.

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois–The Joint Commission announced it is eliminating 168 standards, or 14% overall, and revising 14 other standards across its accreditation programs to streamline requirements and make them as efficient and impactful on patient safety, quality and equity as possible. That includes deleting 10 homecare standards and revising one. 

The first tranche of standards deletions and revisions by program, effective Jan. 1, 2023, include:

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (October 28, 2022)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is a proud winner of the gold w3 Award for its recent web redesign and improvements for customer navigation. With more than 3,000 annual entries from across the globe, the w3 Awards honor outstanding websites, marketing, video, mobile, social and podcasts created by some of the world’s best digital content creators.

CARY, N.C. (August 23, 2022)—Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc., (ACHC) now offers certification to vendors who provide products, such as electronic patient records, human resources management solutions, document management tools, and more, to ACHC-accredited community-based organizations. The new certification offering provides validation that a vendor’s products meet the requirements of some or all relevant ACHC Standards.
 


OWINGS MILLS, Md. (July 19, 2022)—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) is seeking nominations for the Jim Newberry Award for Extraordinary Service. The award recognizes outstanding individuals who demonstrate extraordinary service to BOC. BOC created the award in honor and remembrance of longtime practitioner, BOC board member and leader James "Jim" Newberry, Jr., BOCP, BOCO, BOCPD, who passed away in 2016.