WHY OPTs SHOULD OBTAIN QUAD A ACCREDITATION
QUAD A is the only private accreditation agency available for Outpatient Physical Therapy facilities. While state accreditation is an option, there is a good reason why owners and directors of Rehabilitation Centers should seek out and obtain QUAD A accreditation.
QUAD A offers a number of advantages over state accreditation. Firstly, patients are provided with a high level of safety, high standards of care, and a high level of patient satisfaction. Furthermore, we provide an additional layer of accountability and quality assurance for patients and their families. QUAD A has documented and consistent requirements and survey frequencies that guarantee standards are monitored regularly.
State accreditation can have loose and inconsistent regulations. States may only survey facilities when their schedule permits, or better yet when they can get around to it. It might take several years before a state resurvey is conducted. A state's accreditation guidelines could even be outdated. Not to mention that each state can enforce whichever standards they want at any given time. For example, a state could hold an OPT to guidelines and criteria that are actually designed and meant for a retirement home simply because that is what they are "doing at the time."
QUAD A accreditation guarantees that the process is designed specifically to accommodate the needs of the facility and the patients, not the other way around. And when your facility is surveyed your team will be met with highly trained and experienced professionals. We can guarantee reliable and quality performances. Taking this precaution ensures the safety of your staff and your patients. Our motto is Patients First. Always, so when you choose QUAD A, you thereby put your patients first.
ARE YOU STILL A PRIVATE PRACTITIONER?
There is a significant advantage between Outpatient Physical Therapy compared to a private practitioner. Private practitioners have individual billing contracts. So, if the physical therapist takes a vacation or maternity leave, they cannot have anyone else working in their practice.
Meanwhile, Outpatient Physical Therapy generally bills through insurance, making treatment more cost-effective and accessible to more patients. If the physical therapist opens an OPT facility the billing contract is at the company level. This means one or more individuals can practice at any given time and come or go as needed. This gives physical therapists flexibility in hiring additional therapists to cover shifts when necessary, and they don't have to worry about individual contracts. It also helps to keep costs down since billing is done at the company level. This can also allow for expansion and growth of the OPT facility as more physical therapists are hired and added to the staff. Physical therapists can also specialize in certain areas and provide additional services, increasing the scope of the facility's offerings.
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An OPT facility has an advantage as it ensures continuity of care and services even in the event of unplanned absences. This can provide a sense of security to the patients and increase the amount of business coming in. This can also result in a higher quality of care and more satisfied patients, which can lead to more referrals for the OPT facility.
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Since 1980, QUAD A (a non-profit, physician founded and led global accreditation organization) has worked with thousands of healthcare facilities to standardize and improve the quality of health care they provide – believing that patient safety should always come first. To learn more about QUAD A, their accreditation process, and why it’s so important to seek out accredited facilities when making healthcare related decisions, visit www.quada.org.