NEW RELEASES
The features listed below have recently been added. Please review and email us at NCLHDaccreditation.unc.edu if you have any questions.Document Linking
A feature has been added that prompts the message below if anyone selects to delete a document that is linked to other activities.
You can now select multiple leaders for an activity. To activate this new feature, Org Admin Users can go to the Main Menu and click on the Settings page. There is a new setting at the bottom left Allow Multiple Activity Leads. Set this to “Yes” to allow multiple Activity Leads.
Previously, only Activity Leads could receive the notification emails. Now, all Activity Team Members can receive the notification. When Org Admins go to the Activity Selection and Management page to assign Activity Leads and Activity Team Members, they will now have the option to determine who will receive the email notifications. When assigning Activities, Org. Admins can now select Team, Lead and Email. Once you have made your selection, the Activity Selection and Management page shows a blue shaded box next to the people who receive the email notifications.
ACCREDITATION IN ACTION
Dashboard Frequently Asked Questions: Updated
How many documents can I upload at one time? How do you upload a video link? How to I add users beyond the ten that we get through Accreditation? Find out the answers to these questions and others in the recently updated Frequently Asked Questions document. This document is updated on a regular basis as we get questions about the dashboard.
KEY DATES
NCLHD Accreditation Board meeting: November 22, 2019, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wake County Human Services, Swinburne Training Room #2149, 220 Swinburne St., Raleigh, N.C., 27610.
NCLHD Accreditation Annual Update Webinar: January 21, 2020, 9:30 – 11 a.m. Webinar. There is no fee, however, registration is required and will open in December.
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR ACCREDITATION SUCCESS: STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Flexible Scheduling to Meet the Needs of all Members: The North East North Carolina Accreditation Workgroup
The North East North Carolina (NENC) workgroup has taken a flexible approach to scheduling workgroup meetings by scheduling all meetings based on the accreditation site visit schedule of their workgroup members. The flexible schedule ensures that health departments preparing for their site visit have as much time as possible to prepare and have the support of the other health departments in the process.
The workgroup has found the flexible approach to scheduling meetings helpful in many ways. For example, AACs with upcoming site visits get assistance with preparation from other health departments, allowing everyone to take a deep dive into benchmarks and activities by applying current needs and ideas. AACs can be a sounding board and can assist with brainstorming, which allows everyone to think through current issues and trends related to the activities. Additionally, they conduct mock site visits at each health department, providing a “fresh set of eyes” to walk through each facility and help the AAC prepare staff.
According Ashley Stoop, AAC for Albemarle Regional Health Services and the representative for the NENC Workgroup, “Each workgroup takes a different approach to planning meetings. Our workgroup has learned that taking a flexible scheduling approach helps our members be more proactive in planning for their site visits and helps us all think more deeply about how current trends and needs influence how we address the accreditation activities.”
The NENC Agency Accreditation Coordinators working group comprises Albemarle Regional Health Services (Pasquotank, Perquimans, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Bertie, Gates and Herford), Dare, Martin-Tyrell-Washington, Hyde, Edgecombe, Halifax, and Northampton counties.
For more information contact Ashley Stoop, astoop@arhs-nc.org
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
Share your tips and tricks for accreditation success with other local health departments across the state. If you have a tip or trick that you would like to share, send a summary -no more than 500 words including the activity addressed and any lessons learned. Please send your submission to NCLHDaccreditation@unc.edu. Stories will be shared via these monthly highlights.