2019 Annual Meeting

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Achieving AAAHC Accreditation for College Health, Part I (Room Governor's Square 10)

28 May 19
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tracks: AHIMA, Credit-ACPE, Credit-CHES, Credit-CME, Credit-CNE, Credit-CPEU, Credit-MCHES, Credit-NASW, Management, Session Badge - Leadership, Session Badge - Measurement

CME:3  CNE:3  CHES:3  MCHES:3  NASW:3  CPEU:3  AHIMA:3  ACPE:3 (UAN-0025-9999-19-061-L04-P)

Leadership, Measurement, Management

After this session, attendees should be able to:

  1. List the benefits of achieving accreditation.
  2. Describe the actions necessary to prepare for an initial accreditation and for re-accreditation.
  3. Describe the accreditation survey process.
  4. List the core standards applicable to all organizations seeking accreditation and adjunct standards that may apply to college health.

Program Abstract:
College health professionals are committed to providing the highest quality services possible to the students they serve. Achieving accreditation is one way to demonstrate compliance with broadly accepted industry standards. This presentation will cover the reasons to seek accreditation and introduce practical information on how to be successful in achieving accreditation. Quality and process improvement, essential components of accreditation, will be discussed in detail with examples of exemplary quality improvement efforts.