Accreditation Program Documents

Additional information on the application process is provided below.

Please review all documentation below for how to begin your online application, due dates, and the accreditation process. If you have any questions, please email Cortney Faust at cfaust@achaheart.org or Danielle Hile at dhile@achaheart.org.

The following are the key ACHA ACHD Accreditation Program documents and information that you will need to download and review as you go through the ACHA ACHD Accreditation process. 

Follow these links to open the documents:

Accreditation Program Criteria 

Accreditation Program Criteria - Abbreviated

Reaccreditation Program Criteria

Exception Request for Foreign Trained ACHD Physicians

User Manual

Accreditation Site Visit Itinerary Example

Virtual Site Visit Guidelines

Business Associate Agreement (BAA) & Accreditation Program Agreement (APA)

Accreditation Application

Reaccreditation Application

 

To begin your online application, please contact Cortney Faust at cfaust@achaheart.org or Danielle Hile at dhile@achaheart.org.

Comprehensive Care Center Policy and Procedure Templates

*Each policy/procedure document should indicate whether it is hospital policy or ACHD program policy/clinical guideline.

Narrative of Training Example

B2 - Letter from Division Chief

E2 - Perioperative Consultation Care

E3 - 24/7 CHD Surgical Expertise

E4 - ACHD Multidisciplinary Conference

F2 - Process for Evaluation of Advanced Heart Failure in ACHD patients

F3 -  Policy for ACHD Patients Requiring Transplant

F4 - Policy to Ensure that ACHD Patients with Advanced Heart Failure Have Access to the Same Ancillary Services

G1 - Policy for Consultation from an ACHD Cardiologist Prior to Interventional Cardiac Catheterizations for ACHD Patients

H1 - Plan for EP Procedures

I1 - Policy for ACHD Consultation within 24 Hours of Admission to the Hospital for all ACHD Patients (Letter)

I1 - Policy for ACHD Consultation within 24 Hours of Admission to the Hospital for all ACHD Patients (Policy)

I2 - Policy to Ensure Care Provided in the Pediatric or Adult Hospital is Appropriate for the Patient’s Medical Issues Regardless of Age

I3 - Policy to Ensure Ongoing ACHD Education of Inpatient Nursing Staff

I4 - Policy for Emergency Procedures, Protocols, and Staff Education in Place to Treat Critically Ill ACHD patients and/or Transfer to Adult Facility when Appropriate

I5 - Policy/Plan or Short Narrative for Access to General Internal Medicine and Adult Sub-Specialists Either by In-House Consultation or Transfer to an Adult Facility

J3 - Process for Scheduling an Initial Appointment for New ACHD Patients within 4 Weeks and Urgent Patients within 48 Hours

J5 - Advance Care Plan Policy for ACHD Patients

J6 - Ongoing Patient Education and Distribution of Patient Education Materials

J7 - ACHD Education of Nursing and Other Staff in Outpatient Clinic

K1 - Policy to Transition Patients from Pediatric Cardiology to ACHD

L1 - Policy to Integrate Patient-Centered Care into the ACHD Program

M1 - Policy/Procedure Regarding Echocardiography

N1 - Cardiac MRI

O1 - Cardiac CT

P1 - Pulmonary Hypertension

R1 - Policy for Women's Reproductive Health Services in ACHD Patients

R2 - Policy For Men’s Reproductive Health Services in ACHD Patients

S1 - Policy for Providing ACHD Patients with Mental Health Resources or Services

S2 - Process/Plan for Providing Care Coordination for Patients with ACHD

T1 - Policy for Involvement of Cardiac Anesthesia