IUHC National Accreditation
The Indiana University Health Center has been awarded the certificate of accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC), according to Dr. Hugh Jessop, Director. The award means that the Indiana University Health Center has met nationally recognized standards for quality care set by the Chicago-based accrediting organization.
"We're pleased and proud to have achieved accreditation," said Dr. Hugh Jessop. "We think accreditation is very important and has helped us to improve the quality of care we provide. We feel that our patients are the ultimate benefactors from our participation in the accreditation program."
Dr. Jessop noted that having an objective third party review all facets of a health care facility and its staff validates what we already believed. The Indiana University Health Center provides high quality care to its patient population and does it efficiently.
In order to achieve accreditation, the Indiana University Health Center underwent an extensive on-site survey of its facilities and services. The survey team, composed of physicians, nurses, and administrators, evaluated all aspects of patient care. The survey findings resulted in a favorable decision.
Not all ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation and not all who undergo an on-site survey receive favorable decisions. In a letter to the Indiana University Health Center, the AAAHC President writes, " The dedication and effort necessary to achieve accreditation is substantial. The Indiana University Health Center is to be commended for this accomplishment."
The AAAHC conducts its accreditation program on a national basis and has accredited more than 1240 ambulatory health care organizations including single and multi-specialty group practices, ambulatory and office-based surgery centers, college and university health services, health maintenance organizations and other managed care systems, dental group practices, community health centers, and occupational health centers.
AAAHC is a private, non-governmental, non-for-profit organization. It receives professional guidance and financial support from:
- American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Dental Group Practice
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American College Health Association
- American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
- American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- Association of Freestanding Oncology Centers
- Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association
- Medical Group Management Association
- Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
- National Association of Community Health Centers.