Quality Respiratory Care Provider Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2.1.10
(High Point, NC, February 1, 2010) Advanced Home Care has been named a 2010 Quality Respiratory Care Provider by The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). This is the second consecutive year that Advanced Home Care has received this honor.
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) started the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) program in 2003 to help consumers make informed decisions about their health care. The program initially enrolled hospitals that agreed to ensure patient safety by adhering to a strict set of criteria governing their respiratory care services. Home care organizations were added to the program a year later, and the Association has also added long-term care facilities. The aim of this program is to ensure that residents cared for by home care organizations have access to respiratory care services provided by qualified respiratory therapists.
Recognized organizations are listed on the AARC's consumer Web site, http://www.yourlunghealth.org/.
To qualify for the recognition, Advanced Home Care met the following conditions:
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All respiratory therapists employed by the company to deliver respiratory therapy services are either legally recognized by the state as competent to provide respiratory therapy services or hold the CRT or RRT credential.
- Respiratory therapists are available to patients 24 hours every day.
- Other personnel qualified to perform specific respiratory therapy procedures, and the amount of supervision required for them to perform these specific procedures, must be designated in writing.
- The company must be accredited by a nationally recognized, third party accreditation organization.
The AARC's QRCR program grew out of growing concerns among health care leaders and the general public regarding the safety and quality of health care services provided to patients. Organizations that meet the QRCR requirements provide a level of respiratory care consistent with national standards and guidelines, and should be commended for their commitment to quality care.
About Advanced Home Care
Advanced Home Care is a not for profit home care organization that provides skilled home health services, respiratory therapy, infusion therapy, and medical equipment services to patients in their homes. One of the largest home health companies in the country, Advanced Home Care has 29 branches located throughout North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Virginia, and is a joint venture of High Point Regional Health System, Moses Cone Health System, Novant Health, and 9 other health systems throughout these areas. Advanced Home Care's headquarters are located in High Point, NC. For more information about Advanced Home Care, visit http://www.advhomecare.org/.
Contact:
Beth Bartlett
336.878.8824 ext. 3639
beth.bartlett@advhomecare.org
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