Regulatory Compliance Services

Constant State of Readiness™

Expert regulatory compliance that helps your facility meet rigorous standards, reducing penalties and fostering a safe physical environment, and a Constant State of ReadinessTM
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Regulatory Readiness for Healthcare Facilities

We specialize in providing comprehensive regulatory compliance services for healthcare and education facilities, creating a focused emphasis on operational readiness. Our approach minimizes risk to your organization while ensuring patient and staff safety.

Our team brings a wealth of experience and a personalized approach to each challenge, helping you navigate complex regulatory environments, providing education, and ensuring compliance with TJC, CMS, DNV, and other regulatory bodies.

Let’s work together to keep your facility safe and compliant – for the sake of everyone who walks through your doors.

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Optimizing Regulatory Readiness

Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risks

We Help You Focus On What Matters
We handle all aspects of regulatory compliance, so you spend less time worrying about inspections and gain more peace of mind knowing your facility is in expert hands.
We Detect Potential Risks
We analyze and transform your potential compliance risks into areas of strength, which safeguard your operations and, more importantly, your patients and staff.
How We Work

Strategies Created to Keep You Compliant

We holistically commit to maintaining a constant state of regulatory readiness for our clients. Our regulatory compliance services cover all phases of the compliance process:
Detailed pre-survey preparation
Live survey support
Thorough post-survey remediation
Ongoing compliance monitoring
We ensure every aspect of your real estate operations aligns with the highest regulatory standards.
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Expert Regulatory Support for Healthcare Facilities

Navigating regulatory landscapes and maintaining operational readiness are pivotal to minimizing risks and ensuring patient and staff safety. Connect with us to discover how we can fortify your compliance strategies, mitigate risks, and form a foundation for a safer, more efficient facility.

Core Regulatory Compliance Services

Comprehensive Support for Healthcare Facilities

We craft our core services to heighten operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a safer environment for patients and staff. Let us bring our expertise to your facility, demonstrating the remarkable difference our dedicated and experienced team can make in your real estate operations management.

Navigating Regulatory Landscapes

Regulatory Accreditation & Compliance Services

We ensure you are compliant with all relevant regulatory regimes and prepared for regulatory body assessments. We have years of experience working with The Joint Commission, The Department for Public Health, and Det Norske Veritas.

Our regulatory compliance services result in cost avoidance and continued payment for government-insured patients while helping you avoid high-severity findings.

Our team helps with:

Comprehensive regulatory evaluations
Corrective action plans
Document review
Inspection & support response
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Emergency Management Services

Response & Process Management

Proactive planning is crucial for maintaining the operational continuity of critical functions during and after disruptive events. Business continuity complements the emergency response and recovery phases in the emergency management cycle.

Our team helps with:

Emergency management planning
Incident response
Resiliency planning
 
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Complete Service List

Full Range of Regulatory Compliance Services

 

  • Comprehensive Regulatory Evaluations
  • Corrective Action Plans
  • Document Evaluation
  • Inspection & Support Response
  • Inventory Assessment
  • Contract Administration
  • Emergency Management Planning
  • Incident Response
  • Resiliency Planning
  • Work Order Management
  • Enhanced Facility Condition Assessments
  • Fire and Smoke Door Surveys

Advantages of Our Compliance Services

Why Choose Cref for Regulatory Compliance

By helping you stay on top of regulations, reducing unnecessary costs, and preparing you for the unexpected, Cref helps your operations run smoothly.
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We help your facility meet rigorous regulatory standards, reducing penalties and fostering a safe environment. Our guidance smooths compliance processes, augments safety measures, and effectively prepares you for accreditation assessments.
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Our approach optimizes technology use and facility operations, resulting in significant cost savings. We enhance your financial performance and operational productivity by optimizing resource management and streamlining real estate operations.
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Our emergency management services are crucial for maintaining critical functions during disruptions. Our planning minimizes operational losses and facilitates a swift recovery, thus maintaining operational continuity and stakeholder trust under any circumstances.

Compliance Success Story

Through the Chaos: Maintaining a "Constant State of Readiness"

The Challenge

In June 2021, Cref was given a 90-day preparation period to ready 5 newly acquired hospitals for a reaccreditation survey—a program that typically takes 6-12 months. With 1 survey already overdue and 2 imminent, the risk was high, and action was needed quickly.

To further complicate the situation, these 5 new sites also had to transition their computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to another version amid the acquisition.

The Solution

With a compressed timeline, Cref immediately deployed a team prior to closing to prepare on-site staff, review documentation, complete a full life safety and environmental audit of the buildings, and develop a plan to remediate any risks.

Throughout the survey process, Cref provided physical on-site support, weekly reports on open and closed items, and was instrumental in challenging – and ultimately correcting – one of their findings during the clarification process, a rare occurrence within The Joint Commission.

Our Value

Cref mitigated 1,044 findings identified during the initial life safety and environmental audit across the 3 hospital locations and wrote a corrective action plan within the 90-day timeline.

At the Triennial Re-Accreditation Survey, The Joint Commission found only 7 low-limited level findings at 2 of the sites in total. In contrast, the other site had 12 moderate-to-low limited findings, an improvement from 2 serious condition level findings in the previous survey.

Through Cref's regulatory program and our proprietary software platform, the survey was a success. Our services eliminated the need for resurvey, resulting in a positive reputation for our client. They allowed for fewer serious deficiencies – meaning less business interruption – and zero unforeseen costs. Additionally, they reduced premium labor costs and improved patient safety, experience, and quality of care.

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