Regulatory Compliance Services
Constant State of Readiness™
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.
Optimizing Regulatory Readiness
Maximizing Value and Minimizing Risks
Strategies Created to Keep You Compliant
Amplify Your Compliance Readiness
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.
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:
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:
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
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.
Explore Our Integrated Services
Our team of experienced professionals provides all levels of support with capital planning and projects, helping our clients save time and money and remain focused on their business.
Our diverse group of interdisciplinary experts implements a long-term, scalable real estate strategy, all aimed at creating non-transactional, best-in-class experiences for our partners.
We bring operational excellence to everything we do to make sure our buildings and those inhabiting them are safe and secure.