Author Question: The RN knew the home health agency had been accredited by CHAP. What will be the agency's status in ... (Read 83 times)

jwb375 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The RN knew the home health agency had been accredited by CHAP. What will be the agency's status in relation to required Medicare visits and self-study?

A. The agency has a major problem, since Medicare only pays for agencies accredited by TJC.
B. The agency has deemed status, since accreditation standards are more rigorous than Medicare criteria.
C. The agency has just begun, since the agency still had to get TJC accreditation.
D. The agency has to engage in another self-evaluation and submit to Medicare peer review site visits.

Question 2

. The RN was told during orientation that the home nursing agency had just been accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program). Among other requirements, what has the agency probably just completed?

A. The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation site visiting at announced intervals
B. A thorough self-evaluation and a planned site visit
C. A thorough self-evaluation and an announced TJC site visit
D. A thorough self-evaluation and an unannounced site visit