The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a
US not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
health care
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...
accrediting body and is an alternative to the
Accreditation Commission for Health Care The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a United States non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission and CHAP, The Community Health Accreditation Program.
ACHC was established ...
and
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majori ...
. The organization provides an accreditation option specifically designed with the
durable medical equipment
Durable medical equipment is any medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living. It is a benefit included in many insurance policies and in some cases covered by Medicare benefits. The item is defined by Title XIX for Med ...
(DME).
Headquartered in
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 67,314, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The city is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls ...
, HQAA was developed following passage of the
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. It has been awarded
Medicare deeming status for DME
accreditation
Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
.
See also
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Hospital accreditation
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International healthcare accreditation
Due to the near-universal desire for safe and good quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process. Healthca ...
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List of healthcare accreditation organisations in the USA
The following organizations survey and accredit hospitals and healthcare organizations in the US.
Medicare and Medicaid deeming
A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.
*American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery ...
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Patient safety
Patient safety is a discipline that emphasizes safety in health care through the prevention, reduction, reporting and analysis of error and other types of unnecessary harm that often lead to adverse patient events. The frequency and magnitude of ...
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Patient safety organization
A Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is a group, institution, or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. Common functions of patient safety organizations are data collection and analysis, reporting, education, funding ...
References
External links
Official web pageHealthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA)
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Healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States
Medical and health organizations based in Iowa
Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
Quality assurance organizations
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