Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care Awarded CHAP Accreditation

For Immediate Release: SPRINGFIELD, MO, April 26, 2012

Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc., (CHAP) announced today that Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care has been awarded CHAP accreditation under the CHAP Hospice and Palliative Care Standards of Excellence. This is the first year of a three year CHAP accreditation that has been awarded to Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care.

CHAP accreditation demonstrates that Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care meets the industry’s highest nationally recognized standards. Rigorous evaluation by CHAP focuses on structure and function, quality of services and products, human and financial resources, and long term viability. Through CHAP accreditation, Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care is also certified as a Medicare provider.

“We are very pleased that Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care chose CHAP accreditation, “ said Terry A. Duncombe, CHAP President and CEO. “Voluntarily selecting to achieve CHAP accreditation and meeting our high standards of excellence demonstrates Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care’s commitment to quality. CHAP is delighted to work with their entire team through the ongoing process of quality improvement.”

Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care provides a variety of services to patients and their families in Springfield, Mo and the surrounding counties. Our service area includes:

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  Christian County, MO


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  Dade County, MO


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  Dallas County, MO


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  Greene County, MO


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  Lawrence County, MO


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  Polk County, MO


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  Webster County, MO

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit, accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 5,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide. Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice, and home medical equipment services, to determine if they meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care.

For more information about the CHAP accreditation process, please visit the CHAP Website at www.chapinc.org. For additional information on CHAP, please contact Michael Grogan, Director of Business Development, at 202.862.3413 or mgrogan@chapinc.org.

For additional information, contact Integrity Hospice and Palliative Care at 417.889.9773 or 888.793.1795.