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HQAA Accreditation - Three Great Reasons to Switch
Authors
Conway, Mary Ellen
President, Capital Healthcare Group

DeGenaro, Steve
Director of Survey Services, HQAA

McLees, Curtis
Director of Compliance, HQAA

Nicholas, Gabriel
Business Development Manager, HQAA

Nicholas, Mary
Executive Director, HQAA

Weil, Colette
Managing Director, Summit Marketing

Moyer, Jim
Ass't Director of Survey Services, HQAA

vanHalem, Wayne
President, The vanHalem Group, LLC

Baird, Jeff, Esq.
Chairman, Health Care Group of Brown & Fortunado, P.C.
   
 

Re-apply six to nine months prior to your expiration.

Author: Mary Nicholas    Category: HQAA Updates    Date: July 3, 2010

The Workroom portion of the HQAA process is thought of as a “shared” policy and procedure manual. When uploading all required documents, HQAA then has a record of your methods to meet the standards ‘on paper’. These are the records that your surveyor reviewed prior to the on-site visit, laying a foundation for current accreditation awards.

The re-application process begins when you renew here. Even if it is not your first time, you will see a page asking if the intent is to re-apply. The HQAA ID# is needed to begin an efficient process of completing the application. All current information about your company will be available to edit and update, saving you time in completing a whole new application.

Once in your Workroom, a coach will continue to be assigned as your personal resource. The main objective will be to review all documents on file, update and upload those that have changed, and keep those documents on file that have not. YOU are in control of keeping or updating the documents. Simple. Efficient. Personal.

It is our recommendation to re-apply with HQAA 6-9 months prior to the expiration of your accreditation. The expectation is to leave a 4 month window from the point of workroom completion to survey, post-survey activity and then accreditation. Consideration needs to be given to how much time can be dedicated to completion of the Workroom activity. HQAA does send letters via USPS as courtesy reminders to give consideration to your time frames. Expiration dates are noted and documented by the NSC; do not risk extending your work past your date.
 
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