The Relationship between Accreditation and Performance among Federally Qualified Health Centers
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While past studies have examined the relationship between accreditation and hospital performance, no previous studies have evaluated the relationship between Joint Commission accreditation and Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) performance. Data from secondary sources for 1,355 FQHCs in 2016 were analyzed to evaluate the association between Joint Commission accreditation and organizational and environmental market factors and clinical and non-clinical performance outcome measures. The study’s findings reflect the positive relationship between Joint Commission accreditation and certain organizational factors (patients at 200% of federal poverty level, uninsured patients, patients with Medicaid and/or CHIP coverage, and FQHC size) and environmental market factor (target population), and a number of performance measures (adolescent weight screening, adult weight screening, cholesterol treatment, and total grant expenditure). While past studies have examined the relationship between accreditation and hospital and other health organizations' performance, no previous studies have evaluated the relationship between The Joint Commission accreditation and Federal Qualified Health Center (FQHC) performance. This study filled a gap in the literature because research remains limited among FQHCs.
