title: Deemed status for CHAP. A new standard for health care.
abstract: The board chair of the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) reflects on the implications of federal recognition of CHAP. In challenging the status quo, CHAP has shown that a voluntary, consumer-based alternative can protect the public and promote excellence.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D006801:Humans; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States