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CIHQ forges its way as an accreditation alternative

Hospitals seeking accreditation have more options than ever. The Joint Commission, DNV, and AAHHS (which acquired HFAP in 2015) are all well established, but don’t count out the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ).

CIHQ was founded in 1999 as a hospital consulting company. Based in McKinney, Texas, the company still does consulting work for 330 hospitals nationwide on standards and regulation compliance. After 12 years of helping hospitals with their CMS and Joint Commission accreditation, CIHQ became an accreditor itself in 2011.

 

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