Better Compliance, Better Care
Healthcare Regulatory & Accreditation Consultants
The C&A team of expert consultants understand your needs and can help your organization navigate the course for regulatory compliance and success. We offer a broad array of customized consulting services to provide results-oriented strategies and tools to assist clients in achieving goals and improving performance.
In the News
Stay informed with up-to-date industry news
FDA Investigating Certain Imported Medical Gloves
In 2021, The Joint Commission refocused their resources and set forth revisions to the Emergency Management Chapter. There are few items we wish to draw your attention to that are now present in the chapter, and a few areas that we believe are missing from the chapter.
TJC Proposed Changes to the Emergency Management Chapter
On September 1, 2021, The Joint Commission posted the long-awaited Proposed Changes to the Emergency Management Chapter.
New Antibiotic Stewardship Requirements on the Horizon
On August 4, 2021, The Joint Commission posted new elements of performance related to MM 09.01.01 Antibiotic Stewardship.
Heads Up! Medication or Not?
Many organizations may be leaving these opportunities for improvement on the table. Did you know that any toothpaste that contains sodium fluoride contains a National Drug Code and is classified as a medication? We recently verified this with The Joint Commission Standards Interpretation Group. Their team advised this would be determined by how they are …
Covid-19 Resources for Environmental Services
Recently the American Hospital Association, Health Research and Educational Trust and the Center for Disease Control updated their COVID-19 training and education resource for those persons responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of our organizations. While the tool addresses COVID-19, the training is founded in the basic principles of disinfection and contains great infographics that could …
If Talent Management is the Biggest Challenge in Healthcare- What Can You Do?
The July 13, 2021, electronic issue of Becker’s CEO Report shares with us the results of a recent Fortune/Deloitte poll which identified that attracting, hiring, retaining, developing, growing and engaging talent and succession planning is one of their biggest challenges. Modifying work schedules and staffing ratios may provide relief as an interim measure while recruitment …
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Our Services
We offer a comprehensive line of healthcare industry services and products to assist with survey readiness, improve quality, and enhance patient safety.
CMS
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
TJC
The Joint Commission
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
AAAHC
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare
Survey Readiness
Healthcare accreditation and regulatory services to improve quality and compliance outcomes.
- Survey Support
- CMS Compliance
- Ambulatory Specific
- Behavioral Health Specific
- Initial Accreditation
- Ongoing Survey Readiness
- TJC Top Findings
- Disease-Specific Certification
Resolution Services
Solutions and evidence-based concept approaches and integration to achieve goals and performance improvement.
- Immediate Jeopardy
- Interim Support
- Infection Control
- Prevention Management
- Leadership Development
- Coaching & Mentoring
Education & Tools
Online education for healthcare professionals. Courses and resources to aid in regulatory compliance.
- Quality Academy
- C_Apps Resources & Tools
- Monthly Newsletter
- On the Radar Alerts
- Soar2Success (S2S)
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C&A has been partnering with healthcare professionals for over 27 years with a 99% customer satisfaction. Contact us today to discuss your organization’s tailored plan!
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The C&A team of expert consultants understands your needs and can help your organization navigate the course for regulatory compliance and success. We offer a broad array of customized consulting services to provide results-oriented strategies and tools to assist clients in achieving goals and improving performance.
Meet Our Core Team
Meet our core team of expert healthcare accreditation and regulatory compliance consultants - an outstanding group of healthcare professionals. Our core team along with our top-notch partners provide a wealth of knowledge, wisdom and guidance to assist you with performance improvement and regulatory success.
Consulting Services
- CMS & Joint Commission Mock Surveys
- Ambulatory Programs
- Virtual Consulting
- Post Survey Support
- Onsite Survey Support
How We Can Help
- Prepare for a Joint Commission (TJC) Survey
- CMS, DNV, Other Regulatory & Accrediting Agency Readiness
- Customized, Personalized and Professional Assessment
- Guidance and Hands-On Collaboration
- Results Oriented Strategies & Tools
Resolution Services
Turn to the C&A team when new leaders arrive, when vacancies exist from role reassignments or consolidations, or when a little extra support is needed for Initial Accreditation, Ongoing Accreditation, Medicare Certification, or quality and regulatory matters.
For Successful Transitions
Leader and Staff Transitions can be unsettling to an organization. Quickly acquiring skills needed to either oversee Accreditation and Regulatory or perform these essential duties can be overwhelming. Our team at C&A stands prepared to assist you with expert mentors.
We Can Help
- Avoid role confusion with expert guidance
- Maintain regulatory success with interim support
- Provide new leaders with the tools they need
Educational & Tools
Learning
The Quality Academy is your eLearning smart site for healthcare accreditation and regulatory education. We offer over 50 online on-demand training courses to help your organization train your team for regulatory compliance and success.
- On-demand education for healthcare professionals
- Research-based programs presented by experts in the field
- Learn tools and innovative strategies that can be applied immediately
- Self-paced programs, easy to follow and affordably priced
- Completion is eligible for CE credits through ANCC
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Preventing Covid-19 for Nursing Homes
- The Joint Commission Survey Process
- CMS 101 Survey Process
- Patient Rights
- And more...
New to regulatory?
Get your bearings here.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- QAPI Essentials
- Processing Ultrasound Transducers
- Managing Flexible Endoscopes
- Long Term Care
- And more...
Ready for a deeper dive?
Find solutions here.
- TJC & CMS Update for 2021
- Preventing Suicide
- Enterprise-Wide Risk Management
- Emergency Management
- And more...
Need fresh ideas?
Explore new developments here.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Maternal Hypertension-Preeclampsia
- Vulnerable Patients
- Moderate Sedation
- Fire Safety
- And more...
Regulatory & Accreditation
Tools & Resources