WASHINGTON, DC — December 15, 2010 — Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) announced Wednesday the appointment of five new three-year term members and two one-year Sphere of Influence members to the CHAP Board of Directors. The new appointees represent community-based healthcare sectors and were appointed at CHAP’s November 2010 Board meeting.
Appointees include: Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health; Kathleen J. Dodd, BSN, MA, Founder and CEO, Corridor International; Warren Hebert, RN, BSN, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, Home Care Association of Louisiana; Daniel L. Maison, MD, FAAHPM, Palliative Care Physician, Spectrum Health Care; and Kevin P. McQueen, Partner, BWB Solutions, LLC.
In addition to the three-year term appointments, CHAP has appointed two Sphere of Influence members to the Board. Sara Wentworth Adams, Managing Principal, Health Care Information Consultants, LLC, and Jack E. Rydell, Assistant Professor, Concordia College, will begin one-year terms in 2011.
“CHAP is excited to have thought leaders of this caliber join our Board of Directors,” said Terry A. Duncombe, CHAP President and CEO. “As we continue to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care, these new members bring a wealth of skills and experience from the industry, broadening the Board’s depth and knowledge.”
The seven new Board members will join the CHAP Board in 2011. CHAP’s Board of Directors is comprised of volunteer industry leaders representing community-based healthcare providers, consumers, and the payor community, and oversees CHAP policy.
About CHAP
In an official news release, CHAP describes itself as an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. “Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 5,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide.”
Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice, and home medical equipment services, to determine if they meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care.
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