title: Certification programs target CM departments.
abstract: Two organizations--the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC--are developing accreditation standards for case management departments. Both will be available sometime next year. Just as certification has helped establish a benchmark for individual practice, these organizations hope their programs will establish larger-scale benchmarks for whole departments. It's expected that the CARF standards will be geared more toward acute care, while the Commission/URAC will apply more to payer-based programs.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019985:Benchmarking; D019090:Case Management / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States