MSW, LISW/CP, HACP
Martin J. Piepoli currently is a Senior Consultant with Courtemanche & Associates Healthcare Synergists. Martin provides ongoing support to organizations for Life Safety Code® compliance and the Environment of Care, performance improvement, The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. He has served as faculty and speaker for Patient Safety, Patient Rights, Restraint, Human Resources, and other regulatory compliance issues. He has been trained in The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, Home Care, Ambulatory, and Behavioral Health and continually keeps abreast of the latest requirements and interpretations related to the Life Safety Code® and Environment of Care issues. Martin is author of the C&A Life Safety Document Review Organizer System, a resource for maintaining required testing and maintenance documentation for building fire safety and related features, and has recently served as a contributing author of Simplifying Regulatory Compliance: A Crosswalk of CMS and TJC Requirements and SOAR (Score Ongoing Accreditation Readiness) To Success for Home Care.
Prior to joining Courtemanche & Associates, Martin served as a Survey Coordinator for successful accreditation campaigns related to The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS, and state agencies. He has led and served on TJC preparation teams for acute care hospitals with tertiary, home care, behavioral and ambulatory services. In addition, he has also served as Director of Patient Advocacy, Director of Social Service, and Clinical Social Worker and in other leadership and advocacy roles for healthcare and the community. Martin most recently served as Director of Patient Advocacy and Social Work at Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals.
Piepoli received his Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Towson State University, Towson, Maryland and his Masters in Social Work and Community Planning from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. He served as the President for the Carolinas Chapter Society for Consumer Healthcare Advocacy 2006-2007 and is still an active member. He has served as adjunct faculty and clinical field instructor for the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Martin is a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).