Here’s what you should know.
1. The bureau has 122 institutions providing mental, dental and medical health services to inmates across the United States.
2. AAAHC Board Chair Meena Desai, MD, said the AAAHC would develop an accreditation plan to help improve the bureau’s facilities.
3. The bureau’s institutions serve as outpatient facilities mirroring community care clinics.
4. AAAHC serves several branches of the federal government including the U.S. Air Force and federally qualified health centers.
More articles on accreditation:
12 outpatient facilities achieving accreditation — February 2017
Synovation Medical Group implements AccreditSoft at ASCs
Manhattan Spine & Pain Medicine receives accreditation: 5 things to know
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