DOMAIN 7: Access to Care

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Promote strategies to improve access to health care

Key

(S) = State HD                        (T) = Tribal HD                       (L) = Local HD

(S/T) = State/Tribal HD         (T/L) = Tribal/Local HD        (HAI/AR) = Healthcare Associated Infections/Antibiotic Resistance

Standard 7.1: Assess health care service capacity and access to health care services

PHAB Measures

PHAB Measures

PHAB Measures

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Measure 7.1.1:

(All) Process to assess the availability of health care services

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.1.1:

(All) Process to assess the availability of health care services

HAI/AR Programs are encouraged to keep an updated inventory of all the healthcare facilities (including clinics, nursing homes and any other facilities where medical procedures are conducted or healthcare is delivered) in their jurisdiction as well as the regulatory or oversight entity for those facilities.

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

HAI/AR Programs are encouraged to keep an updated inventory of all the healthcare facilities (including clinics, nursing homes and any other facilities where medical procedures are conducted or healthcare is delivered) in their jurisdiction as well as the regulatory or oversight entity for those facilities.

Context: HDs must provide documentation of collaborative processes to assess availability of healthcare services. Sharing of pertinent data is also required.

Opportunity: HAI or AR stakeholders may participate in this process. If HAI or AR staff have information that speak to the availability of needed healthcare services, this would be one opportunity to in part support this measure.

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Context: HDs must provide documentation of collaborative processes to assess availability of healthcare services. Sharing of pertinent data is also required.

Opportunity: HAI or AR stakeholders may participate in this process. If HAI or AR staff have information that speak to the availability of needed healthcare services, this would be one opportunity to in part support this measure.

Measure 7.1.2:

(All) Identification of populations who experience barriers to health care services identified

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.1.2:

(All) Identification of populations who experience barriers to health care services identified

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HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

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Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

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Measure 7.1.3:

(All) Identification of gaps in access to health care services and barriers to the receipt of health care services identified

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.1.3:

(All) Identification of gaps in access to health care services and barriers to the receipt of health care services identified

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HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

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Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

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Standard 7.2: Identify and implement strategies to improve access to health care services

PHAB Measures

PHAB Measures

PHAB Measures

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

Measure 7.2.1:

(All) Process to develop strategies to improve access to health care services

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.2.1:

(All) Process to develop strategies to improve access to health care services

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HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

n/a

n/a

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

n/a

Measure 7.2.2:

(All) Implemented strategies to increase access to health care services

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.2.2:

(All) Implemented strategies to increase access to health care services

n/a

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

n/a

n/a

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

n/a

Measure 7.2.3:

(All) Implemented culturally competent initiatives to increase access to health care services for those who may experience barriers to care due to cultural, language, or literacy differences

PHAB Measures

Measure 7.2.3:

(All) Implemented culturally competent initiatives to increase access to health care services for those who may experience barriers to care due to cultural, language, or literacy differences

n/a

HAI/AR Specific Programs or Activities

n/a

n/a

Opportunities / Considerations For Connections Between HAI/AR and Accreditation

n/a