Patient Records and Management

Acute care hospitals Organizations for Accreditation and Certification

The Joint Commission and the Association for Accreditation of Physician Offices for Ambulatory Health Care under Medicare

American Association for Ambulance Surgery Facilities Ambulatory Surgery Center

Assisted Living Facilities

Behavioral Health Facilities Certified by The Joint Commission

Americans for Osteopathic Medicine

Healthcare in Prisons and Jails

End-stage renal care facilities operated by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (Dialysis)

Medicare Home Healthcare Providers

Program for Community Health Accreditation

Hospice Service Providers

Community Health Accreditation Program Facilities for OB-GYN Care

Pediatric Care Facilities Commission for Birth Center Accreditation

Facilities for Rehabilitation Care under the Joint Commission's Commission on Accreditation of Facilities

The Value of Certification Organizations in the Healthcare Environment

Joint Commission accreditation is important in strengthening patient safety efforts as well as strengthening community confidence in the quality and safety of care services and treatment. The joint commission may reduce liability insurance cost by enhancing risk management efforts. The joint commission provides knowledge, counsel, and advice important in enhancing staff education.

Commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (CARF) is important in assuring that the rehab facilities are staffed with qualified professionals such as licensed professional counselors. Also, the commission is mandated with the task to license the operations of the rehab facilities to improve the quality of rehabilitation services. Birth centers are critical as they determine health related issues of the newborns. Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers is, therefore, critical in assuring safety programs run in the birth centers. The commission does so by providing support, accreditation, and education to the parties involved for the development of a safe health facility.

Community Health Accreditation Program is important as it improves business and overall performance by providing better quality care. It also improves the standards relevant to home and community-based care that helps in improving lives. Also, it provides guidelines to parties involved in the federal regulations thereby providing improved standards. National Commission on Correctional Health Care promotes efficiency and well-managed health care system. It also assures improvements in the delivery system of the health units. The commission also aids in recruitment efforts to ensure quality professionals in health systems.

American Osteopathic Association is principled to ensure high quality of medical care in the health care setting. Also, the association helps in assuring access to reliable health facilities. American Osteopathic Association is also committed to improving patient protection as well as patient management. Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care develops safety standards that help in promoting patient safety. The organization also is mandated in providing quality care and the worth of ambulatory health services.