Reviewing your Q1 Plans

March 2021

Traditionally, March is the month when New Year’s Resolutions are re-examined and re-committed to (or abandoned all together). Similarly, organizations who work on an annual calendar and budget usually have a Q1 meeting to review plans created last year and see how they are coming along. If you are examining your plans to start on the road to accreditation and are thinking it is time to re-commit to this worthy goal, we have more ways than ever to help with that. See below for the dates of upcoming programs. Whatever you decide – the best place to start is our FREE organizational assessment. This will give you a good understanding of your baseline or starting point for accreditation. With this information and our programs, there’s no need to leave this project in the parking lot. If accreditation is on your radar this year – we are here to help!

Sincerely,

Jennifer and Team AG

#YearofAccreditation // #Accreditation2021 // #PrepareforGreatness

Who should an organization involve

in the accreditation process?

Accreditation is a team effort. In this video, Jennifer walks through who organizations need to involve to maximize your chances for a successful accreditation.

Shop Talk

Child Welfare:

If your organization is involved in child welfare, here’s one more reason to commit to the goal of Accreditation: The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) has a final implementation deadline of Oct. 1, 2021.

If you haven’t started planning for, or working towards, accreditation – call us to find out the next best steps for your organization. Or, take our free assessment. Also, check out our FFPSA Page for updates and information on this important legislation.

Behavioral Health:

Girl Scouts are not the only ones that need to be Prepared! Reaccreditation surveys are being scheduled in increasing numbers (as well as continued scheduling of initial surveys) by CARF International, Council on Accreditation (COA) and The Joint Commission either on-site and/or virtually.

Accreditation Guru offers a variety of programs/services to help your organization Prepare for Greatness!™

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Grant Opportunities

Help In Navigating grants.gov:

All government funding opportunities are found on grants.gov. Their website lists available federal grant funding, and includes the applications for each. This article found on Bloomerang, will help you navigate grants.gov.

RHIHUB: Rural Health Funding & Opportunities - Rural Health Information Hub

Some Additional Federal Grants:

Visit the National Institute of Mental Health website for grant opportunities

State Examples: This month we have pulled up helpful websites for funding opportunities for Florida and North Dakota.

For further information on grant ideas to offset accreditation-related costs, please Contact us.

Congratulations to Destinations for Teens for achieving accreditation with the Joint Commission! Located throughout Southern CA, with four locations and two virtual programs, Destinations provides outpatient and residential therapeutic and partial hospitalization services, as well as educational, services for teens. Please visit Destinations for Teens for more information.

"Accreditation Guru was very helpful in bringing myself and my staff up to speed in a very practical and efficient manner. They helped ease anxiety associated with the Joint Commission process. My nursing staff was extremely impressed with all their helpful advice."

Chief Medical Officer, Baback Gabbay, Destinations for Teens.

Company News

We had a tremendously positive response to our March 10th Webinar - Intro to Accreditation!

If you missed it, but would like to learn more about starting on the road to accreditation - we have two more opportunities to do that this Spring! April 8 and May 6 are both now open for registration. Links below.

Conferences and Presentations:

March 25 / 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET:

Coffee with Cher

Jennifer will be speaking with Chereese Jervis-Hill, President & Founder of Events to Remember, about her journey to becoming an accreditation guru. Tune into either Facebook or Instagram where it will stream live.

April 1 / 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET:

Training Institutes LIVE!

Jennifer is moderating a panel discussion with members from COA, CARF, and The Joint Commission to discuss QRTP Accreditation Under the FFPSA: Lessons Learned. Click here to register!

April 8 /11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET:

AG Bootcamp Prepare for Accreditation: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Join us for a 1/2 day, 3 hour hands-on learning experience that will give you the information and tools to get you firmly started towards accreditation. Consider this a tailored roadmap on the road to accreditation! Specific details can be found on our website.

May 6 /11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET:

AG Webinar - Intro to Accreditation

Now open for registration! Click here to register.

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