Health Choice Enterprises: Simplifying Healthcare Compliance (Environment of Care)

An effective healthcare facility compliance program starts the groundwork to allow for full reimbursement of all Medicare and/ or Medicaid service provided revenue and protects against liabilities that could result in injury. The compliance survey process can also uncover problems in environmental/lifesaving mechanical systems that are a result of wear and tear, incompetent maintenance and/or deliberate fraud. However, hospital Plant Operation Directors who are often answerable for the policies and maintenance of these systems are pulled in a million different ways and need to find and build trust in companies that they can delegate such responsibilities to. With over two decades of experience in environmental laws and regulations, Health Choice Enterprises (HCE), a firm based in Kentucky, helps healthcare providers maintain compliance with their accreditation agencies where environmental and medical gas testing is required. “What sets us aside from other companies is our never-ending attention to detail. We have incorporated audits in our evaluation protocols to assure accurate reporting,” says Neal Branstetter, President of HCE.

To help clients ensure they are providing a safe work environment, HCE provides monitoring services that satisfy standards set forth by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). HCE reports are formatted to the healthcare facility’s CMS-approved accreditation program (i.e. TJC, HFAP, DNV, and AAAHC). Also, within each monitoring program, HCE uses both government and private agencies (i.e. OSHA, NIOSH, CDC, NFPA, FGI, etc.) to assure their reports meet all applicable requirements.