Legal And Regulatory Requirements Research Paper

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Crystal Plummer University of Phoenix HCS 449 Health Administration Capstone - Professor Green-Weir Program Objective Fulfillment Paper Wednesday, March 09, 2011 Legal and Regulatory Requirements Lifelong learning has become an important component for managers and leaders in the health care industry, with the requirements of education needed in order to fill many positions for these opportunities. Managers in the health care industry are looking for individuals who have the working knowledge of leadership principles, decision making, exceeding customer expectations, and other areas of administration. It is important that individuals in the health care field have knowledge of regulations and legal expectations, the standards of practice,…show more content…
The Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) is an independent agency, that is the oldest non-profit home and community based home care accrediting body. “It was the first accrediting body for community-based health care organizations in the United States and was created in 1965 as a joint venture between the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the National League for Nursing (NLN)” (Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc., 2009) These businesses brought to realization that accreditation which was needed for recognizing excellence in a community home health care agency. In 1988, CHAP became a separate corporation, a non-profit auxiliary of NLN under the name of CHAP. As time went on, NLN and CHAP organizations developed to have different goals and missions. In result of their needs changing, in 2001, it was started by the NLN and then it became an independent, non-profit…show more content…
CHAP’s total commitment to consumer values is reflected throughout its standards, which identify the key attributes of organizations providing excellent care. CHAP only accredits agencies whom are able to meet the standards such as: clinical proficiency, outcome and satisfaction of the client, organizational managing and financial capability. CHAP Standards of Excellence for home and community health providers are blueprints for achieving excellence in every element of the home care business and were designed to reflect the ever changing complexion of the
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