Accreditation of health care providers

Accreditation of health care providers in the United States
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Being a privately-owned skilled nursing facility, we provide residential care to clients who need incessant nursing care and who have considerable hardships dealing with the requisite daily activities as defined by either a social worker or a nursing facility provider. Following the present regulations in the nursing industry, as well as government directives, such organizations should be accredited by recognized bodies to ensure patient safety and improve the standards of care (Certification & Compliance – Nursing Homes, 2015).
There are two primary recognized bodies that are tasked with accrediting health care institutions, namely, NCQA and the Joint Commission. These two bodies vary significantly in the type of institutions they deal with, as well as the standards applied for accrediting health care providers. NCQA accredits Accountable Care Organizations, which helps such institutions to show their capacity to enhance the quality, coordinate patient care and minimize costs. NCQA has a recognition system for patient-centered medical homes, which organizes primary care by emphasizing communication and care coordination. This recognition guarantees an automatic credit for medical homes recognized under the NCQA Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes (Accountable Care Organization Accreditation, n.d.). However, the eligibility criterion for Accountable Care Or…