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Healthcare Accreditation

Accreditation is defined as “self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve.” (Agarwal, 2011). Accredited healthcare organizations include hospitals, community health agencies, case management and utilization management companies,...
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NCQA Accreditation and Certification Surveys: How to Best Prepare

Preparation for an NCQA accreditation or certification survey can be a struggle, but these three action items can dramatically reduce the preparation difficulties and increase an organization's likelihood of success: Provide adequate resources: The NCQA standards not only address quality improvement, but they also address a number of other areas, too....
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URAC’s Online Accreditation Submission Tool: AccreditNet

If you’re familiar with URAC’s accreditation process, you may be aware of their AccreditNet system. For those new to the URAC Accreditation world, you’re in for a treat! URAC no longer accepts paper or CD applications so AccreditNet is mandatory. As a helpful resource, PSN helps you sort through the application...
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