Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission.[1] The organization provides an accreditation option specifically designed with the durable medical equipment (DME).
Headquartered in Waterloo, Iowa, HQAA was developed following passage of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. It has been awarded Medicare deeming status for DME accreditation.[2]
See also[]
- Hospital accreditation
- International healthcare accreditation
- List of healthcare accreditation organisations in the USA
- Patient safety
- Patient safety organization
References[]
- ^ Healthcare Compliance Strategies Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Global Media Marketing". retailhomecare.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
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External links[]
- Official web page
- Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA), by the VGM Group
- Accreditation, by Global Media Marketing
Categories:
- Healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States
- Medical and health organizations based in Iowa
- Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
- Quality assurance organizations
- United States health organization stubs