Upcoming reaccreditation surveys don’t have to be a source of stress. By proactively maintaining your accreditation, you can make your next survey run more smoothly, and take a take a lot less time an effort. Watch for more practical insights on preparing for reaccreditation.
In this video, we explore how accreditation standards are shaping the future of telehealth services. Discover how these standards enhance trust, encourage consistency, and meet evolving payer demands in the rapidly growing telehealth landscape!
This video explores the importance of succession planning beyond just the CEO role. It highlights the benefits of creating a succession plan that builds resilience, preserves institutional knowledge, and maintains operational stability during transitions. By focusing on leadership at all levels, organizations can better prepare for the future and sustain their mission through changing times.
Choosing the right accrediting body is a critical decision that can significantly impact an organization’s future. Before committing to an accrediting body, here are some key factors to consider.
Accreditation isn’t just important for human service organizations – Continuing Education and Training (CE/T) programs can benefit from accreditation too! It ensures high standards of educational quality, professional development, and training effectiveness.
Accreditation is a lot of work, but that doesn’t mean it has to be all paperwork and surveys! Watch this video and discover strategies for creating a rewarding accreditation journey for your team!
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is not necessary to get accredited, but it can certainly help! Watch the video to learn more about how an EHR can help your organization meet many accreditation standards.
Accreditation isn’t just a badge of honor—it’s a key factor influencing insurance coverage across industries. From healthcare to education, accreditation status can make a significant impact on the breadth of coverage and premiums insurers offer.
Accreditation is more than just an accomplishment! Watch this video to learn the benefits of accreditation for addiction treatment providers.
Two of the most common questions asked when people are thinking about accreditation are, “How much time will it take?” and “How much will it cost?” Here are Jennifer’s insights!
When your organization is providing necessary services for children, youth, families, and individuals, it’s vital that you have the right staff in place. Watch this video to learn how accreditation supports the acquisition and retention of a top-notch team!
Accreditation is an investment of both time and money for you and your behavioral health organization. So why go through it? Take a look at this new video to learn more!
For those who may be new to the accreditation game, in this video Jennifer goes over the basics of accreditation, including “how” and the “why” of accreditation for your organization.
Starting the accreditation process can be overwhelming: from determining which accrediting body to work with, to obtaining buy in from the board of directors and staff, to creating your team. In this video Jennifer highlights initial items to consider when beginning the road to national accreditation.
We are often asked how long it takes to become nationally accredited. Whether you seek accreditation to increase reimbursement rates from private payers, to enhance your organization’s operations and program delivery or due to a mandate under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), for example, achieving accreditation is a worthy endeavor. However, many organizations underestimate the time commitment involved.
We are beyond proud that our Founder & CEO, Jennifer Flowers, was among those honored at The Business Council of Westchester’s Hall of Fame event and received the Chairman’s Recognition Award. Take a look at this short video, created by The Film Gallery.
Your agency has put a tremendous amount of effort and resources into earning national accreditation – so now what? It is time to promote your accredited status and get the most from your investment by using your accreditation as a marketing tool. After all, sharing your success will only increase the value of your hard-earned accreditation.
Selecting a national accrediting body to work with is a significant undertaking. The commitment goes beyond the initial accreditation cycle and, in most cases, it continues for many more years, sometimes even decades. Because of the investment in time, money and effort involved, the selection process should not be taken lightly. Watch our video for tips on determining which accrediting body is the right fit for your organization.
Achieving accreditation is recognition that your organization adheres to a higher level of standards; that you are producing high quality services; and are operating at an effective level as recognized by an expert outside agency.
Learn how implementing a Corporate Social Responsibility Program can enhance both your corporate culture, and help a non-profit achieve their mission.
It is important to gain the necessary buy-in from staff and board members before undertaking the strategic process of seeking national accreditation for your organization.
If your organization is impacted by either a Federal, State or Association mandate, it is important to get in front of it early so you don’t get caught in the crunch-which can happen when hundreds of organizations try to get accredited at the same time
Accreditation can be fun-it is possible! In this video, Jennifer will explain how.
In this video, Jennifer, provides some specific tips on how to keep your board members engaged with your organization throughout their tenure.
In this short video, Jennifer explains which teams’ and individuals’ involvement are required for a successful accreditation outcome.
One of the central components of national accreditation is the focus on performance and quality improvement (PQI) programs. This is the process of collecting, aggregating and analyzing data to discover trends and patterns and make improvements (or expand upon achievements) where necessary. However, it is not just the accrediting bodies, but funders, licensing organizations and individual donors who are looking for data on outcomes to help demonstrate mission fulfillment.
Achieving accreditation offers human service organizations professional recognition for meeting quality standards in service delivery. It also provides clients and other key stakeholders with an appropriate tool for effectively evaluating service providers. Organizations that earn accreditation have reached beyond the minimum licensing standards and made a long-term commitment to strong governance, program consistency, outcome measurements and continuous improvement throughout their agencies.
In this video, we explain some of the challenges organizations typically face trying to obtain national accreditation. When agencies understand some of these fundamental issues, it can equip them to both anticipate, and mitigate, these challenges-making the road to accreditation much smoother.
In celebration of 10 years in business, we put together this video to explain who we are and what we do. We are fortunate to work with dedicated people who help those in need and to have a great team of experts by our side.
Education forms the foundation from which most everything else is created, making it one of the wisest investments a nonprofit can expend its precious resources on. Nowhere is this truer than taking the time to educate your board of directors so that they are best prepared to serve your organization and help with mission fulfillment.
When beginning on the road to national accreditation, many organizations struggle with the extra workload involved and a general unfamiliarity with the accreditation process. As a result, they may decide to work with an accreditation consultant to help with the heavy lifting involved. Our video outlines what to look for when considering hiring a consultant, including success rates, reputation and the amount of customization available for your organization.
