As facilities seek accreditation for juvenile or mental health services, staff may be unfamiliar with the NCCHC standards or accreditation process. This workshop will provide options for a preparation plan that meets facility needs and will also be useful for facilities that lost key staff between surveys. Topics will include how to engage staff, reviewing and cross-walking standards to ensure compliance indicators are addressed, continuous quality improvement, disaster drill planning, policy/procedure reviews, and conducting walk-throughs.

Educational Objectives

• Identify three activities focused on engaging staff, individually and as teams, in the accreditation preparation process
• Summarize a continuous quality improvement process and how to present a CQI study
• Evaluate the content and organization of health records with regard to standards' compliance indicators

Level Basic