Accreditation
Accreditation tells the world that your urgent care center practices with excellence. UCAOA is proud to collaborate with The Joint Commission on their ambulatory care accreditation program.
UCAOA Members and Committees are working with The Joint Commission to develop and improve standards and materials specific to urgent care. Click here for an update on their progress. .gif)
To learn about the overall process, click here.
For details and to get started, explore this section via the tab links above and links to the left or, visit www.jointcommission.org/urgentcare
For history on UCAOA’s relationship with the Joint Commission, click here.
Update on the Progress of Our Work with the Joint Commission on Standards
The Quality Standards Committee, led by Dr. Don Dillahunty, has reviewed all of the Joint Commission's Ambulatory Care Standards and Elements of Peformance for their applicability in the urgent care setting.
Their reviews are being compiled now, then those committee members will meet with the Joint Commission to resolve any conflicting applicability decisions. Following that resolution, the Joint Commission will make available an online version of the standards applicabilty grid for urgent care centers for your use in preparing for survey. An electronic version will be available in January 2009, and a paper manual in 2010.
United Healthcare Rumor Clarification
Below is the current policy from the National Credentialing Center.
"Our policy for Urgent Care Centers indicates that a facility must be accredited by:
AOA, AAAHC, JCAHO or CMS or state agency certification. In the absence of any of these accreditation or certifications, UHC will perform an on site quality analysis of the facility to assure the minimum standards of NCQA, Medicare, Medicaid and our Credentialing Plan are met. A passing score of >85% is required to join the network."
