Useful Links

Accreditation

• Accreditation Commission for Home Home Care Inc. (ACHC)  http://achc.org
• Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) http://www.chapinc.org
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) http://www.jointcommission.org

Home Care

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) http://www.cms.hhs.gov
• Conditions of Participation for Home Care http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/42cfr484_99.html
• Department of Health & Human Services http://www.dhhs.gov/
• Office of Civil Rights - HIPAA http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
• Office of Inspector General (OIG) http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
• Palmetto GBA http://www.palmettogba.com/
• Cahaba https://www.iamedicare.com/

Hospice

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) http://www.cms.hhs.gov
• Conditions of Participation for Hospice http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/42cfr418_05.html
• Department of Health & Human Services http://www.dhhs.gov/
• Office of Civil Rights - HIPAA http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
• Office of Inspector General (OIG) http://www.oig.hhs.gov/
• Palmetto GBA http://www.palmettogba.com/
• Cahaba https://www.iamedicare.com/

Resources

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
• Medicare Payment Advisory Committee http://www.medpac.gov/

Quality Organizations

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahcpr.gov/
• OBQI.org http://www.medqic.org/dcs/ContentServer?pagename=Medqic/MQPage/Homepage
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) http://web.ncqa.org/
• American Health Quality Association http://www.ahqa.org/

Trade Organizations

• National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
• National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) http://www.nahc.org/
• Hospice Foundation of America http://www.hospicefoundation.org/
• American Hospice Foundation http://www.americanhospice.org/
• American Association for Home Care http://www.aahomecare.org/
• National Private Duty Association http://www.privatedutyhomecare.org/
• Private Duty Homecare Association http://www.pdhca.org

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine  http://www.aahpm.org/
• Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association http://www.hpna.org/
• American Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine http://www.abhpm.org/

Certification

• National Board for Certification of Hospice & Palliative Nurses http://nbchpn.org
• Physician Board Certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine http://abhpm.org