Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme: 2023 Operation Nightingale Enforcement Action
On January 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and our law enforcement partners launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to capture individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. The enforcement action resulted in the execution of search warrants in Delaware, [...]
What is Age-Friendly Care?
What is Age-Friendly Care? January 12, 2022 An introduction to Age-Friendly Care at Home. According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. We have an aging population with a growing [...]
Why Age-Friendly Care Certification is Critical
Why Age-Friendly Care Certification is Critical January 12, 2022 What is CHAP building? How does it benefit healthcare providers and agencies? How does this help the patient? Why asking "What Matters" is the most critical question when speaking to a patient. CHAP is creating an Age-Friendly Care at Home certification process through our partnership with The [...]
How Age-Friendly Care Can Grow Your Business
How Age-Friendly Care Can Grow Your Business January 12, 2022 In this episode, we explore the business case, value proposition, how to improve the patient care experience, improve CAHPS scores, the importance of collaborative decision making, and the impact to agencies providing Age-Friendly Care at Home. More than ever before, patients want individualized care, more say [...]
CHAP Releases Standards and Resources for Age-Friendly Care at Home
ARLINGTON, VA — January 13, 2023 — Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) is proud to announce the release of new Age-Friendly Care at Home resources to help home health and hospice providers achieve certification for providing high-quality care to older adults. The resources and certification program are a component of Age-Friendly Health Systems, an initiative of The John [...]
Initiative Focused Strategies Create Alignment and Growth for Home Health & Hospice Agencies
Your Seat at the Table: Age-Friendly Care at Home By Daniel Stephens and Dan McPhilemy There are many ways to grow your in-home care organization. Beyond the basics like referral source targeting, routing, and messaging- is Initiative Focused Growth Strategies. Whenever a referral source and an in-home care provider (home health, hospice, home care, palliative care, DME, home [...]
Teresa Harbour Appointed Chief Operating Officer at CHAP
ARLINGTON, VA — November 17, 2022 — Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) announced today that Teresa Harbour RN, MBA, MHA has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. As COO, Harbour will be responsible for driving operational efficiencies and continuing to enhance the level of service and value delivered to the providers CHAP serves. "Over the past few [...]
Quality Accreditation + Quality Time = Quality Care
By: Teresa Harbour, SVP Accreditation | Fran Petrella, SVP Government Affairs and Corporate Accounts | Jennifer Kennedy, VP Quality CHAP has always placed patient care as our number one priority. Our mission is to advance the highest quality of home and community-based care. Because CHAP solely focuses on home and community-based organizations, every initiative is to improve care/services [...]