Here’s what you should know:
1. The program enables wound care centers at ASCs, hospital outpatient departments, physician offices and long-term care facilities to market their specialty services to patients and payers and to set themselves apart from competitors.
2. To earn certification, wound care programs must demonstrate they:
- Organize service delivery structures toward advanced levels of care
- Implement risk reduction and outcome improvement practices
- Benchmark performance
- Have a commitment to continuous improvement
- Give staff members opportunities to build skills and receive recognition for achievement
- Maintain community partnerships
3. HFAP will offer two certification options: advanced wound care certification and advanced wound care certification with distinction. The latter is an option for organizations offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy and inpatient and/or mobile wound care services.
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AAAHC-accredited center to know: Ambulatory Surgical Center of Somerset
AAAHC accredited center to know: Arkansas Outpatient Surgery Center
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