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The Benefits of Working With a CARF® Consultant

The Benefits of Working With a CARF® Consultant

While there are many benefits that come with CARF® Accreditation for service providers and their persons served, obtaining certification on your own can be a daunting task. For organizations that don’t have the dedicated resources to ensure their business is ready for accreditation, working with a CARF® consultant can help alleviate the burden of ensuring your business is prepared for surveyal. This ensures your business is prepared for your CARF® Accreditation survey, making the process less burdensome.

Depending on the type of organization you are, consultation can be adapted to meet your unique needs to develop an accreditation action plan and provide on-going assistance with the implementation of that plan. The assistance provided by a CARF® consultant can range from on-site training through practice surveys or web-based to provide crucial documents and other requirements necessary for obtaining accreditation. Organizations may choose to do just one form of consultation or a combination of both to gain crucial support in obtaining accreditation.

The Benefits of an On-Site CARF® Consultant

On-site consultation allows service providers to gain valuable experience from experts that have assisted numerous organizations with obtaining accreditation. Though a referral process, you can be sure that your organization will be matched with the right consultant with a proven knowledge of CARF® preparation standards and requirements for your industry. As an adaptable service, consultants can provide staff training, action plan development expertise and ongoing assistance during the implementation process prior to your CARF® survey for accreditation.

The Benefits of Web-Based CARF® Consultation

There are many different needs that are required throughout the accreditation process as well as the maintenance required following successful accreditation, including compliance standards, incident reporting, employee and client satisfaction and employee training. Through web-based CARF® consultation, service providers are able to affordably and effectively obtain these resources throughout the accreditation process. This service provides tools, documents and resources that can be adapted to a unique organization to meet the clinical and administrative standards for CARF® Accreditation.

Accreditation Now for CARF® Consultation

Accreditation Now has been providing organizations with both referrals for on-site and web-based consultation and access to policies, procedures, plans, forms, surveys tools and training to meet the standards required by CARF® since 2003. Policies, procedures and written plans provided by Accreditation Now were developed by individuals that have worked as both consultants and CARF® surveyors to explain the required standards and the purpose they serve. If your organization is seeking CARF® Accreditation, Accreditation Now is your one-stop for CARF® Accreditation tools and resources.

 

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What our customers have to say

Southern Ohio Behavioral Health has been using Accreditation Now for many years and have found it to be a wonderful service when preparing for national accreditation. We began using the service prior to our 2006 CARF® accreditation survey. Having never gone through a CARF® survey I was very concerned about how to prepare and how to meet all of the policy standards. I discovered that Accreditation Now offered guidance and assistance that allowed us to easily check our current policies and procedures for compliance as well as draft new policies that would meet CARF® approval. I credit Accreditation Now for the excellent marks we received on the 2006 survey.
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Dr. W. Michael DowdySouthern Ohio Behavioral Health, Ironton, Ohio
Hello, RRRC just received notice of a three year certification from the CARF® review held on Oct. 15 and 16, 2015. The assistance from your web-site was highly valuable! I plan on continuing to use the resources provided by Accreditation Now!
Nancy Thompson
Nancy ThompsonRose Rock Recovery Center, Vinita, Oklahoma
We were beginning our CARF® accreditation process and did not have the infrastructure in place that Accreditation Now provided. Accreditation Now gives us the ability to track trainings, complaints, surveys, etc. To develop spreadsheets and maintain them would have taken and continued to take a lot of work hours. The data we pull from Accreditation Now is appreciated by all of our surveyors. We would absolutely recommend Accreditation Now to others and we have.
John Nosacka
John NosackaCapital Area Human Services District, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
We chose Accreditation Now as an aid for accreditation as a mechanism to aid in quality control and a quick way to orient new staff in the required domains of CARF® standards. The program allows for documentation and comparative performance over time and provides a timely reminder of performance aspects related to CARF® but more importantly to ensure quality services to clients. We have experienced more timely paperwork, quality assurance, and over time our ability to tune our services and be more aware of client parent and feedback form referrals. Accreditation Now represents an investment and (relative to the cost) is a very worthwhile investment for smaller agencies in particular. Their staff is personable, helpful and approachable and turnaround for assistance is very reasonable.
Robert Kissner
Robert KissnerFocus Foundation of BC, White Rock, British Columbia
When I was asked to write about my experience with Accreditation Now, I immediately said yes! Accreditation Now has designed software that has made my business run more smoothly, increase revenue, improve productivity, and gain efficiency. It has tremendously changed the way I am able to provide Behavioral Health Services. As a current CARF® Surveyor and CARF® Accredited business owner, I utilize the updates, resources, training, and software system to support the daily needs of my staff and clients. I am able to update policies, train staff, and maintain compliancy in multiple areas.
Ashlee Day
Ashlee DayA New Day Counseling, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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CARF® is a registered trademark of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. AccreditationInfo.com is hosted and maintained by Accreditation Now, Inc. as a public resource for organizations interested or looking to maintain CARF® accreditation. Accreditation Now, Inc. is not a partner or affiliated with CARF® in any way.