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What's New

08/09/2016	Added optional address field to location screen.
06/03/2016	Uploaded 2016-2017 CHANGES IN THE CARF STANDARDS SECTION ONE ASPIRE-ALL MANUALS
03/03/2016	Uploaded 2016-2017 CHANGES IN SECTIONS 1-4 OF THE OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAM CARF MANUAL
03/03/2016	Uploaded 2016-2017 CHANGES IN THE CARF SECTIONS 1-5 OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STANDARDS
01/14/2016	Update outdated links in Confidential Information Dissemination Policy.
01/14/2016	Update Series 1 Confidentiality Training (hard copy) to correct HIPAA typos.
06/02/2015	Upload Opioid Treatment 2015-2016 Changes Document
06/02/2015	Upload Behavioral Health 2015-2016 Changes Document
03/30/2015	Modified critical incident response process so entire report is able to be viewed from the response screen.
03/23/2015	Added ability to remove discontinued critical incident categories.
03/23/2015	Added ability to select all incidents in a given category/time period for review from the Critical Incident Summary Report.
03/23/2015	Expanded Critical Incident Reporting System to handle regions that can be used for grouping locations. Added filters to Individual Reporting and Group Summary Reporting so reports could be selected and/or grouped by locations and/or regions.
05/17/2014	Uploaded Corporate Compliance Training. Training Schedule is set to Do Not Take so as to not interfere with any subscribers who have loaded customized trainings for this category. If your organization wants to have staff take this training, please modify on your Schedule Training Page to do so.
05/06/2014	Add Sample Job Description for Corporate Compliance Officer - Group One: Aspire to Excellence: Section I. Human Resources (Implement the Plan): Document 10.11
05/06/2014	Added 2014-2015 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
05/06/2014	Added 2014-2015 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
05/06/2014	Added 2014-2015 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
11/12/2013	Added ability to enter custom critical incident types.
07/04/2013	Uploaded Corporate Compliance Training into Documents Section.
06/28/2013	Uploaded paper version of online electronic Stakeholder Survey
06/15/2013	Added ability to enter Customized Trainings online at Account> Administration> Manage Custom Trainings
06/04/2013	Added a Complaint/Grievance Form to the documents section.
05/17/2013	Added ability to generate Client Survey passwords that can be used multiple times with an expiration date option.
05/01/2013	Added 2013-2014 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
05/01/2013	Added 2013-2014 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
05/01/2013	Added 2013-2014 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document. (Document can be found under Documents>GROUP FOUR: CARF DOCUMENT CHANGES)
04/08/2013	Uploaded two sample Social Media Policies. (Group One - Aspire to Excellence - Section G -Risk Management)
04/08/2013	Uploaded a second Media Relations Sample Policy. (Group One - Aspire to Excellence - Section G -Risk Management)
12/19/2012	Added Electronic and Paper Versions of Client Entrance and Exit Surveys to website.
12/06/2012	Moved 2.0 into full production dropping previous version completely from the Internet.
11/28/2012	Added Reclassify Report option for Safety/Security Officers so that a critical incident can have it's status changed from Active to Test or Duplicate so it will not count in Summary Report. Also, now allows for the Incident Type to be changed by The Safety/Security Officer.
11/15/2012	Allowed for clearing of Response requiring follow ups in Critical Incident Reporting System.
10/01/2012	Uploaded Media Relations Policy.
09/17/2012	Corrected two missing questions from hard copy version of Employee Survey.
08/21/2012	2.0 / Added Staff Job Description Review Report so a list can be viewed and/or printed detailing that staff members have reviewed their Job Descriptions.
08/01/2012	2.0 / Added ability for Administrators to have all staff members routed to Accreditation Now 2.0. Administrators can now email Accreditation Now and we can update your account so your staff will always be using the new system.
07/10/2012	Moved Infection Control Training from Optional to Required.
07/09/2012	2.0 / Corrected loading error on Critical Incident Report Entry Screen.
07/03/2012	2.0 / Corrected problem with Technical Support and Information Email Pages not working properly.
07/03/2012	2.0 / Corrected problem with expired trainings showing up under trainings to be taken.
07/03/2012	2.0 / Corrected location dropdown error when logging in with User Template Information.
07/02/2012	Modified www.accreditationnow.com Home Page to announce 2.0 and provide a Login Button to take user directly to new version.
06/21/2012	2.0 / Enabled Community Stakeholder Survey Print Button
05/15/2012	Updated Accessibility Plan and uploaded to document section.
05/08/2012	Implemented BETA Accreditation Now 2.0 for testing.
05/03/2012	Updated Risk Management Plan to include a Status for all - 'Strategies to Migrate Risks'.
05/02/2012	Activated Unique Needs of Persons Served Trainings (Series I and II).
05/02/2012	Activated Customer Service Trainings (Series I and II).
05/02/2012	Activated Critical Incident Reporting Training.
04/26/2012	Added 2012-2013 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document.
04/26/2012	Added 2012-2013 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document.
04/26/2012	Added 2012-2013 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document.
04/24/2012	Revised Sample Cultural Competence and Diversity Plan to include a Status Box.
04/24/2012	Uploaded revised About Section One: Aspire to Excellence Document.
04/24/2012	Revised and Uploaded Risk Reduction and Critical Incident Reporting Policy for Large Organizations.
04/24/2012	Revised and Uploaded Risk Reduction and Critical Incident Reporting Policy for Small to Medium Organizations.
04/20/2012	Uploaded training for Critical Incident Reporting to the Document Section.
04/18/2012	Uploaded Unique Needs of Persons Served Trainings (Series I and II) to Document Section.
04/17/2012	Uploaded Customer Service Trainings (Series I and II) to Document Section.
04/16/2012	Uploaded Revised Corporate Compliance Policy - Added verbiage to indicate an investigation would be initiated within three days of receiving a report regarding an alleged incident.
04/06/2012	Added Sexual Assault to the list of possible Critical Incidents.
04/05/2012	Added ability to select up to 5 recipients for Critical Incident Emails.
04/29/2011	Added 2011-2012 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document.
04/29/2011	Added 2011-2012 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document.
04/29/2011	Added 2011-2012 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document.
05/04/2010	Added 2010-2011 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document.
05/04/2010	Added 2010-2011 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document.
05/04/2010	Added 2010-2011 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document.
05/04/2010	Modified Annual Budget Policy Template with 2010-2011 updates.
05/04/2010	Modified Sample Code of Conduct/Ethics with 2010-2011 updates.
05/01/2009	Added 2009-2010 CARF Opioid Treatment - Changes Document.
05/01/2009	Added 2009-2010 CARF Behavioral Health - Changes Document.
05/01/2009	Added 2009-2010 CARF Aspire to Excellence - Changes Document.
11/01/2008	Omni Form: Transitional Plan 2: A revised version of our Transitional Plan is now available in the document section on our site. It is in the Group Six: Electronic Clinical Forms (Document # 1.07) The revisions were made to assist organizations in meeting the standards for transition planning in a manner that is consistent with effective and realistic treatment.
11/01/2008	Omni Form: Adult Psychosocial Assessment 2: A revised version of our Adult Psychosocial Assessment is now available in the document section on our site. It is in the Group Six: Electronic Clinical Forms (Document # 1.06) The revisions include removing most of the medical assessment section that would be more appropriate for medical personnel to collect, some significant changes to the cultural background section, and some minor changes in formatting is several sections.
11/01/2008	Strategic Planning Policy and Procedure: A sample policy and procedure related to the strategic planning requirements is now available in the document section on the site. It is in the ASPIRE Section One, under Strategic Planning (Document #: 4.01).
11/01/2008	Contract Employee Policy and Procedure: A sample policy and procedure related to the human resource requirements for contract employees is now available in the document section on the site. It is in the ASPIRE Section One, under Human Resources (Document #: 10.20).
09/25/2008	Community Stakeholder Survey - We have added a Community Stakeholder Survey to the site.
07/09/2008	Added the ability to log into the Corporate Compliance Reporting via a link that can be accessed from a Subscriber Website. To use this feature you simply create a link on your website in the following format....... https://www.accreditationnow.com/load_page.asp?page=quiz/client_login.asp?display=compliance&login=10060000&pass=ENTER ......where you enter your Subscriber ID Number rather than10060000 and your anonymous password rather than ENTER.
07/07/2008	Modified Client Satisfaction Surveys so they all contain an addititional section called Safety. Modified online electronic versions of Surveys so they also contain the new section.
06/06/2008	Corrected document versions of Employee Feedback Survey so it matched the online version. Document versions did not have a 7 - Does Not Apply/Not Applicable like our online version has.
04/18/2008	Please Note: Our document page has been converted over to the CARF ASPIRE model that is now Section One in all CARF standards Manual, beginning July 1, 2008. This reorganization also included many edits and revisions of Section One documents to bring them up to the 2008-2009 standards. In addition, the order of the documents has been revised to provide more clarity and consistency with the standards.
04/14/2008	Changes in the CARF standards for 2008-2009 Opioid Treatment Programs: This document outlines each of the changes made in sections two through four of the CARF Opioid Treatment Program Standards Manual and provides tips and suggestions for implementing changes within your organization.
04/14/2008	Changes in the CARF standards for 2008-2009 Behavioral Health: This document outlines each of the changes made in sections two through five of the CARF Behavioral Health Standards Manual and provides tips and suggestions for implementing the changes within your organization.
04/14/2008	Changes in the CARF standards for 2008-2009 ASPIRE: Section One: This document outlines each of the changes made in section one of ALL CARF accreditation manuals. These standards relate to the administrative functions of an organization. It provides tips and suggestions for implementing the changes within your organization.
04/14/2008	Sample Organizational Chart: This document provides an example of what an organizational chart might look like for a small organization, or a section of a chart for a large organization. An organizational chart is important for supporting the CARF leadership standards regarding the roles and responsibilities of management, and supervisory lines of authority.
04/14/2008	Contract Employee Overview: This document provides an overview and discussion about the interaction of IRS and Department of Labor legal guidelines for contract employees with the requirements of the CARF standards regarding contract employees.
04/14/2008	Employee Grievance Policy: This document provides a sample of procedures related to an employee grievance process within an organization. It is intended as a sample only and does not ensure that all federal, state, and/or local labor laws are being met within the sample.
04/14/2008	Sample Performance Evaluation Form with Embedded Job Description: This document takes our Performance Evaluation Form and embeds our sample job description in to the form to demonstrate a best practices approach to function and competency based human resource evaluation.
04/14/2008	Sample Job Description: This document is intended to provide a sample of a job description that would clearly meet the CARF standards of identifying job functions and competencies of an employee and would be used within the performance evaluation form and process.
03/18/2008	A users forum has been created to discuss issues related to the North Carolina accreditation mandate. By using this forum, Accreditation Now subscribers who are based in North Carolina can discuss common issues related to obtaining accreditation, and assist Accreditation Now in providing resources that are specific to the state mandate. We encourage other states who have mandates to suggest a state forum to help in meeting mandates through the identification of targeted resources that we can provide to support your accreditation. To access the forum click on the button on the left side of your screen that says Forum.
02/21/2008	If you are a small to medium organization and currently have health and safety policy, procedures, and forms in place that were developed through the use of our comprehensive health and safety documents, we suggest you review the new documents and seek to tweak and/or improve your current documents and practices through a review process. Many of these documents have been updated, in terms of practices, since the original comprehensive documents were developed. In addition, there are three new documents in this group which are emergency information forms for employees and persons served, and Safety Officer Responsibilities and Job Duties.
02/21/2008	The new documents that have been posted are as follows:
02/21/2008	Organizational Health and Safety (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	External Inspection (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Self-Inspection (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Emergency Information Dissemination (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Emergency Equipment and First Aid (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Safety Drills and Procedures (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Medical Emergencies (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Evacuation and Fires (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Severe Weather and Natural Disasters (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Bomb Threats (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Workplace Violence (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Power Failures (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Risk Reduction and Critical Incident (Small to Medium Organizations)
02/21/2008	Person Served Emergency Information Form (For All Size Organizations)
02/21/2008	Employee Emergency Information Form (For All Size Organizations)
02/21/2008	Safety Officer Responsibilities and Job Duties (For All Size Organizations)
08/23/2007	New Document. Clinical Supervision Policy and Procedure. This sample document provides a comprehensive approach to clinical supervision in a variety of settings. It is designed to increase consistency and integration of clinical supervision, the employee performance evaluation process, the peer/case record review process, and completion of the actual performance evaluation forms. It is located in both Group Two: Behavioral Health General Program Standards Section: Section A: Program Structure And Staffing Document 1.10 and Group Three: Opioid Treatment General Program Standards: Section A: Program Structure And Staffing Document 1.10.
08/23/2007	Revised Document. Employee Performance Evaluation Form. This revised document/form now provides a best practices template for conducting employee performance evaluations that, if completed correctly, exceeds the requirements of the CARF standards. It is located in Group One: Business Practices Section: Criterion F: Human Resources Document 7.03.
08/23/2007	New Document. Performance Evaluation Policy and Procedure. This document was created to assist organizations in standardizing their performance evaluation process consistent with the CARF standards and human resource best practices. It is designed for use with our recently revised Employee Performance Evaluation form. It is located in Group One: Business Practices Section: Criterion F: Human Resources Document 7.12.
07/19/2007	Added feature so that once a user logs in the Accreditation Now Home Page becomes a Menu List of items user has access to.
07/19/2007	Added the What's New Menu Option.