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Abington Memorial Hospital Homecare Hospice
Location: 1200 Old York Rd., Abington, PA 19001
Phone: 215-481-5800
Hospice Details
Services:
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Certifications:
Certifications - Many hospices choose to obtain independent certification regarding their operation through independent accrediting organizations that specialize in healthcare. Accreditation primarily allows the hospice to be able communicate to referral sources, health care providers, and community in general that the hospice has met objective standards for quality of care.
The absence of a certification does not suggest that the hospice is providing less than quality care. The certification process is expensive and time consuming, and some hospices may lack the resources to devote to a rigorous process.
Here are brief descriptions of two accreditation programs.
CHAP - The Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) works to ensure that health organizations providing home health and hospice services meet all guidelines and regulations under the Medicare Conditions of Participation (COPs). CHAP received this regulatory authorization by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 1992 for home health and in 1999 for hospice. For more information on CHAP go to http://www.chapinc.org.
JCAHO - The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations works to ensure that health care organizations maintain a regulated standard of performance that enhances safety and quality care to their consumers. Health care providers pay for the ability to go through the rigorous JCAHO accreditation process. For more information on JCAHO go to http://www.jointcommission.org.
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Description:
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