Analyzing a health care accrediting organization
For this assignment, pick one health care accrediting organization, which includes, but is not limited to, the following items:
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC),
American Osteopathic Association (AOA),
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF),
Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP),
The Joint Commission,
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
In a minimum of two pages, describe the health information management accrediting organization that you have selected. Your essay should include the following items:
an introduction that includes the purpose of the organization;
the field of health care upon which they focus;
an overview of requirements to be met to meet the accrediting standards;
programs that they may offer;
differences from other health accrediting organizations;
legislation, if any, guiding their efforts; and
the reason this organization is, or could be, of interest to you in your professional endeavors.