The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) has awarded Autism Services of Kansas with a three year accreditation, recognizing the organization as a top behavioral service provider in the country. ASK is currently one of 18 companies to earn this accreditation in the U.S. The accreditation celebrates exceptional behavioral health providers that excel in the areas of clinical quality, staff satisfaction and qualifications, and consumer satisfaction. These areas are measured via a wide-ranging audit, including interviews with agency clinical leadership, a detailed staff qualification review, anonymous staff satisfaction survey, and anonymous consumer satisfaction survey.
WHAT IS A BHCOE ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION?
A BHCOE Accredited ® Organization is an applied behavior analysis provider that has demonstrated it has met and continues to meet an assortment of clinical and administrative standards as determined by an independent third-party evaluator.
CAN ANYONE BECOME BHCOE ACCREDITED?
No, providers are not given the accreditation, it is earned. Providers are evaluated on a number of measures related to clinical quality.
WHAT DOES ACCREDITATION MEAN FOR THE ORGANIZATION’S CLIENTS?
The BHCOE Accreditation serves as a consumer protection mechanism that indicates the organization to quality improvement, transparency, and accountability. Collectively, BHCOE’s lead a growing movement of behavioral health
providers that aim to increase the collective quality of services across the United States.
The BHCOE Accreditation requires that the company continue to meet the Code of Effective Behavioral Organizations. As an employer, you know that your organization’s success starts and ends with its employees.
The BHCOE distinction demonstrates to employees that their company cares about their feedback, is able to look internally, and can set goals for
continuous improvement.
The BHCOE distinction demonstrates a company’s commitment to complaint resolution. Accredited providers are required to respond to compliance concerns brought forth to BHCOE regarding best practices. Many organizations utilize the compliance process to ensure that consumers and staff have a voice to file compliance concerns and resolve any areas of improvement internally. Think of the compliance review process as a mechanism to create a complaint resolution process that relies on independent third-party evaluation.