Acute care hospitals can choose between HFAP or state licensing inspections (Chicago) March 21, 2019 – HFAP, America’s original healthcare accreditation program founded in 1945, was recently approved to accredit acute care hospitals in Indiana in lieu of annual licensure inspection. Any acute care hospital in the state that is accredited by HFAP will be…
Hospitals can be certified as Primary, Thrombectomy-Capable and Comprehensive stroke centers (Chicago) March 20, 2019 – HFAP, America’s original healthcare accreditation program founded in 1945, was recently named an approved accreditation agency for acute care hospital stroke centers in the State of New York. HFAP will survey hospitals seeking certification to confirm they meet certain…
Program Underscores the Importance of Specialized Therapies in Treatment of Chronic Wounds (Chicago) November 7, 2018 – HFAP, America’s original healthcare accreditation program founded in 1945, is launching an Advanced Wound Care Certification program, enabling wound care centers to showcase their specialty services to patients and payers. Wound care programs can be found in a…
Clarification of the Operation of Multiple Laboratories at the Same Location and the Discontinued Use of the Term “Shared Laboratory” QSO-18-20-CLIA Attention: Clinical Laboratories, Acute Care Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals Please share this announcement with the following: Medical Director, Laboratory Services Administrative Director and Managers, Laboratory Services On July 20, 2018, the CMS/CLIA issued two memos…