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The importance of avoiding denial of accreditation

Keeping a hospital compliant and survey ready is a difficult, endless, and often frustrating task. One of the difficulties can be impressing the importance of accreditation to those who aren't immersed in it on a daily basis. As such, it can help to remember what the consequences of losing your accreditation are.

Victoria Fennel, PhD, RN-BC, CPHQ, director of accreditation and clinical compliance at Compass Clinical Consulting, says educating the people in your facility on compliance and holding them accountable is key to avoid accreditation denial.

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