The Importance of a Reliable Resource for CARF Accreditation
CARF Accreditation is one of the most important elements for the reputation and trustworthiness of any substance abuse treatment facility. Being a currently accredited organization not only looks good facing the public – but many insurance organizations now require CARF Accreditation – otherwise, they might not offer you coverage.
The accreditation process can often prove stressful for rehab facility owners. And rightfully so – a lot rests on your initial accreditation as a top behavioral health facility. You need a CARF accreditation consultant who’s adept at strategic planning, providing you with the tools and resources required to conquer the accreditation process.
Keep reading to understand more about the CARF accreditation standards and how Ads Up Marketing can assist in helping your facilities become CARF-accredited organizations!
What CARF Consultation Services Can Provide You With
There are multiple areas in which an accreditation consultant for rehab owners can assist. The following list is just a sample of the potential offerings you receive from these services:
Mock Accreditation Survey
After receiving a free consultation, mock CARF surveys are one of the primary consulting services you could receive. Most organizations offer onsite or remote reviews of mock surveys they provide. This is an excellent way for you to familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of the survey and its attached process.
The best part is each survey is customized for each client. Additional services are also available as a boost to the mock survey, including:
- A review of non-confidential materials before you take the survey
- Orientation and familiarization session
- A review of your program plans, your admissions forms and documents, client records, and mock interviews with government, staff, and clients.
- Conduct a mock exit conference with a complete review and draft of your mock survey
- A consultation with the leadership of your organization regarding the results of the mock survey
Review of Your Company Policy and Procedure
CARF Accreditation always places importance on your company policy and procedure – this could be one of the most important areas of accreditation. This includes health and human services, confidentiality, and other regulatory compliance.
These consultation services usually entail crafting new policies and procedures, in addition to reviewing older documents to ensure they’re still relevant in the context of accreditation. The main priority is ensuring everything still holds up to CARF standards and reducing any inconsistencies or unneeded language in your client paperwork.
Document Development and Thorough Review
You’ll receive thorough assistance in crafting reports and developing your most important documentation. Afterward, all of this is proofread and edited, ensuring that it’s formatted the right way, including any annual updates to ensure adherence to the strictest of CARF expectations.
Documents included in this development plan and review include:
- Documents regarding your program. This includes screening paperwork, client handbooks, individualized treatment plans, discharge papers, and any additional client-focused paperwork.
- Administrative forms including the six admin plans, job descriptions, emergency directives, audits, your risk management plan, and more.
Quarterly Records Review
Most organizations find it difficult to efficiently conduct their quarterly records audit because of a lack of time or staff. An effective addiction treatment consultant provides these services, ensuring everything is incorporated properly and proof of training programs are all filed.
We’ll Design Your Survey and Analyze the Most Pertinent Information
Obtaining surveys for clients is an important part of any treatment facility. Focusing on the expectations of multiple interests, including staff, stakeholders, and clients, is of the utmost importance, as these are the backbone of any treatment facility.
All of the information in these surveys is critical in the improvement of your organization and helps plan to make adjustments and improvements that benefit your employees and the client experience. Surveys can be crafted and deployed on paper or online – whichever is most convenient.
Preparing for Organizational Review
One of the most effective areas regarding the services of a CARF consultant is the help that’s offered during the year before a survey takes place. This gives ample time to work directly with staff in document organization and helps to cut down on the number of recommended changes.
Moving Forward into the Future
After obtaining all of the information described above, including what’s documented in mock surveys and interviews, a strong quality improvement plan is constructed. What areas are these most effective? For example – if your organization is found to be less effective at intervention, we will work with your staff in these areas to prepare for the actual accreditation process.
Creating genuine situations that your treatment center staff are likely to face helps them prepare mentally and craft the proper rebuttals when it’s time for the real deal.
Website Audit
Finally, we’ll conduct a thorough website audit, checking for several key metrics that are critical to the CARF Accreditation process. Your website must be easy to navigate, user-friendly, and display only the most relevant, up-to-date information.
By harnessing only the most relevant news and updates within the industry, your organizational credibility is boosted exponentially. Website and online presence audits can be conducted annually or quarterly and include improvement tips.
A general scan for functionality is also customary, looking for broken outgoing links and non-working internal links and correcting them alongside any other technical assistance that is needed. This not only adds to the professionalism of your company and website but also helps boost SEO efforts by eliminating error messages and dead-end links throughout your sitemap.
Let Ads Up Marketing Be Your Official CARF Consultant
The team at Ads Up Marketing understands the importance of your initial CARF accreditation. Over the years, we’ve worked with multiple organizations as a consultant, giving us a direct perspective on what works and what doesn’t work.
Our close relationships working with so many substance abuse facilities have allowed us to gain a unique perspective, leading to strong consulting services that lead to your CARF accreditation.
For more information on how we can assist you in getting your website, team, and paperwork together for your CARF accreditation, contact us today, and let’s move forward with an audit!