CIHQ Accreditation

About

As a deemed-status provider, CIHQ provides hospitals with the tools and support they need to successfully achieve accreditation. CIHQ's philosophy and approach to accreditation is to engage with hospitals in a collegial, respectful, and educational manner; while assuring services are provided at a reasonable cost.

• ADVOCATE on behalf of our members in shaping the accreditation and regulatory environment by working with CMS in the development of standards and regulations.
• EDUCATE members on standards, regulations, and the survey process and encourage the professional growth of individuals in the field of healthcare accreditation through national certification.
• ADVISE members on changes to standards and regulations and the impact on their organization.
• ASSIST members in determining their compliance to accreditation standards and CMS certification requirements.
• IMPROVE the ability of our members to successfully meet the challenges of today’s regulatory environment.

CIHQ Accreditation & PowerDMS

• Manuals currently available on the Power platform:
  
  • Hospitals
  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Acute Psychiatric Hospitals
  • Free-Standing Emergency Center
  • Congregate Living Health Facility
  • Center of Excellence Designation (8)
  • Disease Specific Certification (5)
    
• We also provide access to CIHQ-ARS content which includes:
  
  • 600+ policy templates, medical record forms, and other compliance-related tools for success
  • 60+ Staff training modules