Organizational Accreditation Consultation

FMS works with customers as they pursue accreditation for their organizations. We provide expert technical assistance, consultation and training to ensure compliance with specified accreditation standards. FMS has the experience and knowledge necessary to assist organizations in incorporating quality improvement aspects of accreditation into their workforce by providing consultation, support and technical assistance to the agency regarding organizational and/or programmatic changes that may be needed to achieve compliance with accreditation standards. In addition, we assist in the development of policies and procedures that meet the requirements of best practices.

Our goal is to help organizations access accreditation consultation services that meet their current needs. Therefore, our accreditation services are customized to individual organizational needs and budgets.

We have developed a variety of services to assist our customers at any stage of the accreditation process:

• Accreditation Development: Organizational consultation and review of applicable accreditations, their benefits to the organization, key aspects of the accrediting organizations, and critical issues to be considered by organizations considering accreditation.
• Organizational Assessment: Review and assessment of administrative and service delivery standards, as well as the organization's current management of the accreditation process. This service includes the review of a sample of case records for all applicable programs delivering services. FMS further provides a standard-by-standard review and assessment of service sections that are applicable to the organization, and a detailed report including specific recommendations.
• Accreditation Plan and Development: Comprehensive orientation to the accreditation process, including a thorough review of the organization. Assistance with the development and implementation of the organization's accreditation plan. Overview of the organization's internal programs and their roles in the different aspects of accreditation.
• Ongoing Consultation: Consultation and technical assistance for continuous quality improvement, ongoing assessment, development, implementation, and/or redesign of processes/procedures as necessary for accreditation compliance.
• Organizational Review: Review of the organization to ensure standards are being met systemically.
• Case Record Review: Review of a random sample of case records to assess compliance and to establish a plan for improvement.
• Reviewer Training: Training of a small group of staff to prepare them to act as peer reviewers for the purpose of assessing organizational compliance and improvement regarding accreditation standards.