Does accreditation make a difference?
When an organization is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), it has publicly identified itself as promoting the highest professional standards for nursing with its foundational role and impact on healthcare as a whole.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center globally promotes excellence in nursing and healthcare through the credentialing and accreditation of programs to ensure they meet the highest industry standards while utilizing the latest evidence base. The rigor of ANCC and its high standards are reflected in their organization’s pursuit of excellence, the only nursing credentialing organization to successfully achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification. The ISO 9001:2008 standard is achieved by the consistent performance of an organization meeting applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Organizations such as ANCC who meet ISO 9001:2008 standards enhance their practice domain by ensuring their clients focus on continuous quality improvement, of all component systems to ensure the highest standards are sought and maintained.
Axxess Healthcare Consult in their quest to continue being a premium provider of quality in all areas, especially education, pursued ANCC accreditation. This same rigor to excel is present in all aspects of the organization from the support, consulting, billing, software, and training services, making clearer the premier role of Axxess as a member of the home health and healthcare market as a whole.
Any organization which is accredited by ANCC, is guaranteed to derive the permeating presence of the required self study, external review, and all the benefits of ISO standards at work. ISO standards make for more effective and innovative processes and solutions, increase patient safety, and encourage the dissemination of best practices.
Needless to say, when seeking a partner to achieve more, ask if they possess any kind of accreditation, especially ANCC, it makes a big difference when results really matter!
References
American Nurses Credentialing Center – http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Accreditation.aspx
International Organization for Standardization – http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm
