Accreditation Commission for Health Care (Achc)

The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, known as ACHC, is a nonprofit based on Weston Oaks Court in Cary. It reviews home health agencies, hospices, pharmacies and other healthcare organizations, then grants accreditation that is recognized nationally.

This is the kind of work most patients never see, and the group has been doing it for more than eighty years. Reviews come with support from people who know the field, and education is part of the offer as much as the review itself. ACHC calls itself the standard for modern accreditation.

What to know

• Nineteen accreditation options are open to healthcare organizations.
• Seven certification offerings sit alongside the accreditation programs.
• More than a hundred educational resources are published by the group.
• Distinctions follow a focused review of one defined specialty service.
• An open letter was published to California regulatory and legislative bodies.