ACHC Accreditation

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has been accrediting healthcare organizations since 1986. ACHC offers an accreditation program developed by providers for providers with written, user-friendly standards and interpretations. ACHC accredits home health agencies, home infusion companies, home care aide programs, home medical equipment suppliers, specialty pharmacies, hospices and companies that specialize in services and products for post breast surgery patients.

ACHC Accreditation Requirements

To earn and maintain ACHC accreditation, an organization must have an extensive on-site review by a team of ACHC healthcare professionals, at the time of initial accreditation and at least once every three years. To become accredited an organization must have policies and procedures that cover:

Organization and Administration
Program/Service Operations
Fiscal Management
Personnel Management
Client Service/Care Management
Quality Outcomes/Improvement
Risk Management: Infection Control & Safety Control
Scope of Services

Mandatory Accreditation

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set 2007 as the date for which all providers must be accredited. If an organization wants to participate in Medicare or Medicaid services and wants to participate in the competitive bidding process, accreditation is no longer an option. Becoming accredited is essential to organizational survival and the only way to win contracts from larger third-party payors.

Simplifying the Burden

The POPMANUAL is a comprehensive solution for meeting ACHC's accreditation requirements. By simply answering a series of questions, a custom manual can be immediately made available for you to download. The average customized ACHC manual contains:

84 Detailed Policies
109 Customized Forms
Written Job Descriptions
Patient Education Sheets
Equipment Procedural Checklists
Corporate Compliance Manual (Optional)
Employee Handbook (Optional)

Taking it for a spin

The policies on POPMANUAL.com have been helping companies become accredited for more than 15 years. ACHC accreditation requirements are very specific and burdensome. Building a customized manual that exceeds their written standards will save you $20,000 - $40,000 over writing them yourself. If you would like to see how the policies on POPMANUAL.com function, click the Test Drive button below to see it build a custom policy for you.