Accreditation Commission for Health Care
- Accreditation Commission for Health Care
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a US non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission.
The ACHC was set up in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on the needs of small providers. The process began in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the group incorporated in August 1986. The first accredited organization was awarded certification in January 1987. The company began offering services throughout the whole of the USA in 1996.
ee also
*Hospital accreditation
*International healthcare accreditation
*List of healthcare accreditation organisations in the USA
*Patient safety
*Patient safety organization
References
External links
* [http://www.achc.org/ Official web page]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4707/is_200601/ai_n17269731 "ACHC Marks 20th Year"] , "Home Care Magazine", January 2006 (reprint by findarticles.com)
* [http://www.clinicaspace.com/news_story.aspx?NewsEntityId=29692 BioRx Completes Accreditation With The Accreditation Commission For Health Care, Inc]
* [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-4188966_ITM LivHOME Receives Accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.]
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