ASPEN Health Care Services Receives CHAP Accreditation

    LEWISVILLE, TX, October 29, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Board of Review of the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) in Washington DC confirmed today that Aspen Health Care Services has been conferred full accreditation status as a home health agency serving the greater Dallas and Fort Worth areas. CHAP accreditation is reserved for home health agencies meeting the industry's highest nationally recognized standards. Rigorous evaluation employed by CHAP focuses on service quality, structural strength, organizational effectiveness, and human and financial resources. With CHAP accreditation ASPEN is also automatically certified as a Medicare provider.

ABOUT CHAP

The Community Health Accreditation Program is a private, non-profit accrediting body. It was the first accrediting organization for community-based health care services in the United States. CHAP was created in 1965 as a joint venture between the American Public Health Association and the National League for Nursing (NLN). These organizations dedicated their efforts with the view that voluntary accreditation was the most effective means for promoting excellence in community health practice. In 1988 CHAP became a separately incorporated, non-profit subsidiary of the NLN. In 2001, it was spun-off by the NLN and became an independent, non-profit corporation.

CHAP was granted "deeming authority" by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 1992 for home health and in 1999 for hospice agencies. The CMS grant conferred CHAP with regulatory authority to evaluate agencies providing home health and hospice services and to determine whether they meet requirements for Medicare provider certification. In 2006 CMS additionally granted CHAP deeming authority for home medical equipment providers.

ABOUT ASPEN
Aspen Health Care Services, headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, was founded in 2006 and is emerging as a leading regional provider of home health services. With the exceptions of hospice and home infusion therapy, the constellation of services provided by ASPEN includes nursing, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. However, ASPEN's focus on respiratory therapy is unique among home health providers. Respiratory therapy represents a significant unmet need in home care, particularly among Medicare beneficiaries. ASPEN's professional staff includes respiratory therapists with extensive experience and expertise in chronic, medically complex respiratory disease and long-term ventilatory support.

"We're committed to quality care and reaching out to our community," stated Sukhu George, Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Health Care Services. "We are especially excited about Medicare certification through CHAP. Submitting to the CHAP accreditation process demonstrates Aspen's commitment to being one of the region's leading providers of quality, cost-effective home health services. We look forward to continuing to provide our patients and their families with the high-quality care they have come to expect."

Aspen's revenues are generated from Medicare and Medicaid billings, private (commercial) insurers, and individual clients. For more information, visit Aspen's web site, http://www.AspenCares.com.

About Aspen Healthcare Services

Aspen provides home health care services for the Dallas, Ft. Worth and surrounding counties.

When you're ill or recovering from an injury, there's no place you'd rather be than home with the people you love. Aspen is a Texas-licensed, Medicare-certified home health agency. We provide broad range of home health services ranging from nursing to physical therapy and speech therapy to high-tech procedures. Simply being in comfortable, familiar surroundings has proven to be one step closer toward a speedy recovery.

What is home health care? Home health care, simply put, is health care delivered in a patient's home. Home health care services can range from in-home nursing care or rehabilitation following a hospital stay, to ongoing assistance with daily living activities such as shopping, meal preparation or bathing.

Bring great health care home with Aspen. Home health care is the foundation of what we do. Our home care services include:

* Nursing Care Service
* Physical Therapy Service
* Occupational Therapy Service
* Speech Pathology Service
* Medical Social Service
* Respiratory Therapy Service
* Home Health Aide Service
* PAS - Personal Assistance Service

These services are provided by licensed health care professionals at the patient's home. The home health staff provides and helps coordinate services based on physician orders.

Give us a call today 817-680-7758 to evaluate our services!

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