Dementia Disease Program Certification

Synergies between CHAP Dementia Disease Program Certification and Standards and CMS Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model.

CMS’s new GUIDE Model focuses on dementia care management to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce strain on their unpaid caregivers, and enable people living with dementia to remain in their homes and communities. The model accomplishes these goals through care coordination and care management, caregiver education and support, and respite service.

CHAP’s Dementia Disease Program Certification is a perfect vehicle to assist providers for participation in this CMS program. Our dementia standards guide provider organizations to provide safe, high-quality care to dementia patients, which dovetails with the GUIDE model’s overarching goal of improving the quality of life of people living with dementia in the most appropriate setting.

Experience the synergy of the CMS GUIDE Model and CHAP Disease Program, collaboratively framing a comprehensive care strategy:

Enhancing Dementia Care
Eligibility Requirement
Assessment & Health Equity
Interdisciplinary Care Approach
Care Plan & Coordination
Education & Caregiver Support

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We Validate

Appropriate assessments are in place for the specific disease area
Policies and procedures are in place to support the specialized patient care you provide
Staff training and training coordination
Standards are present in the framework of the program

The views expressed by the authors, hosts, and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by CHAP employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the organization’s view.

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A Disease Program Certification is perfect if you want:

Disease Certification Standards

Disease program certification includes standards relating to:

Provision of care and transition of care requirements
Self-management requirements
Infection prevention and control
Performance improvement requirements
Information management requirements
Management of the certification program

How Certification Works

Read Standards

The program certification is based on the organizational structure and standardized processes that will lead to providing high-quality care to patients with the specific diagnosis or need. Also, it incorporates standardized clinical evidence-based guidelines and performance improvement metrics.

Adapt or Build Your Program

To become certified, an agency must register for certification by purchasing the specific Disease Program Standards. The agency must have a structured program for providing evidence-based care. The standards can be used as a framework to build the program.

Submit Readiness and Survey

Once the program has been structured, and appropriately trained staff are in place, the agency can submit their readiness for the disease program survey process. This is a virtual process. Policies and procedures are uploaded and reviewed by a Disease Program Surveyor. A report is provided to the agency after the review is completed, and successful agencies will then move into the interview process. After the interviews are complete, if all standard requirements are met, the agency will receive their 1-year certification. Correction and resubmission is allowed if deficiencies are present upon the initial review/interview. Each agency location is required to go through this process to achieve certification.

Market Your Certified Disease Program

When you achieve your certification, you will receive a marketing kit which includes:

Seal of Certification to use to market your program
Press release and social media templates to alert your community of your achievement
Approved and suggested verbiage to use to describe your certification
Marketing plan template, including referral source partnership plan and sales messaging templates.

Board of Physicians

CHAP’s standards provide the support and structure needed to ensure the quality of the program is maintained and well-executed. Written and reviewed by CHAP’s panel of physician specialists and industry experts, we provide you with our standards using best practices.