NOT YOUR SAME OLD PHAB: IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2014

KAYE BENDER, PHD, RN, FAANPHAB PRESIDENT/CEOCOPPHI OPEN FORUMMEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Accreditation Coordinators, Health Department Directors, Performance Improvement Managers, Site Visitors, Committee

Members, Think Tank Members, and Strategic Partners

THIS PHAB IS YOUR PHAB!!

THANK YOU!!!!

Session Objectives

Update on PHAB’s Overall Status

Discussion of New Items for 2014

Questions and Answers

New Items to Report• Accreditation Application Numbers and

Distribution• Standards and Measures, Version 1.5• Annual Reports Will Begin in 2014• PHAB’s 2014 and 2015 Fee Schedule• New Logic Model Proposed• Think Tanks Continue• Continued Call for Site Visitors

Application Numbers and Types

Accredited Health Departments in 2013• Central Michigan Public Health District (MI)• Chicago Department of Public Health (IL)• Comanche County Health Department (Lawton, OK) • El Paso Health Department (CO)• Franklin County Health Department (Frankfort, KY) • Kansas City Health Department (MO)• Livingston County Department of Health (Mt. Morris, NY) • Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department (Edgewood, KY) • Oklahoma City-County Health Department (Oklahoma City, OK) • Oklahoma State Department of Health (Oklahoma City, OK) • Polk County Health Department (Balsam Lake, WI)• Spokane Regional Health District (Spokane, WA) • Summit County Combined General Health District (Stow, OH)• The Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County, Inc. d/b/a Cabarrus Health Alliance (Kannapolis,

NC) • Three Rivers District Health Department (Owenton, KY)• Tulsa Health Department (OK) • Washington State Department of Health (Olympia, WA) • West Allis Health Department (West Allis, WI) • Wood County Health Department (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Why Were These Health Departments Interested in Accreditation?

• Transparency and Accountability• Most other governmental and health related services

are accredited: hospitals, schools, child care centers, police departments, fire departments, etc.

• Provides a priority setting framework• Commitment to improving their services• Increased public engagement and support• Increased staff morale• Potential for increased funding in the future; already

using their accreditation certificate in grant proposals

Standards and Measures, Version 1.5

Revised Standards and Measures (Version 1.5)

• Areas for new emphasis• Health Equity• Public Health Ethics• Public Health Communication Science• Public Health Workforce• Public Health Informatics

• Editorial changes for clarity• To be released January 2014; effective July 1, 2014.• Special newsletter edition September 12, 2013 highlights

the details for health departments on deciding which version to use

What About Related Documents?• Glossary will be revised with Version

1.5• The Guide will remain 1.0 until its

revision later in 2014, and then it will be generic

• Most other documents will also move to a generic document

• There will be webinars

Accredited Health Departments and Annual

Reporting

Annual Reports• Accredited health departments will begin to

submit annual reports in March 2014• This is part of the service that PHAB provides• Categories include general updates,

Accreditation Committee specific requests, QI reports, and emerging public health issues

• PHAB will host a webinar on the final requirements in early 2014

2014 and 2015 Accreditation Fee Schedule

Accreditation Fee Schedule 2014Health Department Category

Jurisdiction Size 2014 Fee Schedule(Total)

Category 1 < 50,000 $12, 720

Category2 >50,000-100,000 $ 20, 670

Category 3 >100,000-200,000 $27, 030

Category 4 >200,000- 1 million $31, 800

Category 5 >1 million – 3 million $47, 700

Category 6 >3 million – 5 million $63, 600

Category 7 > 5 million – 15 million $79, 500

Category 8 Greater than 15 million $95, 400

What Do the Fees Cover? An assigned accreditation specialist to guide the health department

through the application process Site visit, including a comprehensive review of the health

department’s operations against the national accreditation standards by a team of peer review experts

In-person training for the department’s accreditation coordinator Subscription to PHAB’s online accreditation information system,

making it easier and more cost-efficient for departments to participate in accreditation

Annual quality improvement support and guidance for 5 years Contribution to a growing network of accredited local health

departments contributing to the evidence base for public health

Proposed Revision to PHAB’s Accreditation System Logic

Model

PHAB Continues to Seek Input for the Future

Some 2014 Input Opportunities

Think Tanks Continue• Emergency

Preparedness• Chronic Disease• Public health/health care• Quality Improvement

and Accreditation• Vital Records and

Health Statistics• Army

• Proposed Revisions to the Accreditation Process

• Overall Evaluation

• Anytime You Like

Open Forum at the Open Forum

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