DHSS Accreditation Update

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DHSS Accreditation Update

• April 2016

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What is Accreditation?

• Public Health Accreditation Board
• (PHAB)

• The development of a set of standards, a process
  to measure health department performance against
  those standards, and reward or recognition for
  those health departments who meet the standards.
  

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PHAB Site Visit Report Strengths

• DHSSs three greatest strengths
• Surveillance system and integration of data
  systems
• Integration of the strategic plan into all
  aspects of endeavors
• Strong commitment to workforce development

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PHAB Site Visit Report Opportunities

• DHSS opportunities for improvement
• Progress in achieving the strategic goal, access
  to care.
• A unified department communications approach.
• Continue to reinforce importance of QI at all
  levels of the organization to support
  institutionalization of the concepts and
  approaches.

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Next Steps

• Sustainability plans
• Continuous quality improvement
• Annual Reports
• Reaccreditation

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