Accreditation Questions

[Mauibumm]

Aloha HH Nurses! I need help with a school project. I need to find a home health agency that is accredited, has been accredited, or is seeking accreditation. I need to interview a home health nurse on staff of the agency. If you can answer the following questions I would be eternally grateful! You can either PM me or reply via e-mail (see profile. Karen)

Thanks again!

Nicole

• Is the agency licensed?

• Is the agency Medicare certified?

• Which agency provides or will provide the accreditation for this agency?

• What category of accreditation did the agency receive from the survey process?

• Has the category of overall status of accreditation changed in the past 5 years?

• What does the staff feel are the advantages and disadvantages of being an accredited home health agency?

.What outcome measure instrument is used? How are clients evaluated? Who evaluates client outcomes?

• Are there specific requirements for his/her job that are contained in the accreditation requirements? What are they in relation to the following areas - confidentiality of the client record, data collection and documentation, client's rights and responsibilities, home safety.

• Has he/she ever participated in an accreditation or certification survey? What did they do during this time? If not, who did participate and what did they have to do?

• What did he/she identify during this process as the strengths of the agency (what they do well)?

• What were the weaknesses of the agency (what needs to improve)?

• Is the agency working on any deficiencies at this time?