Is reaccreditation any different than initial accreditation?
YES! The majority of agencies who fail in the accreditation process or drop out do so at this point. Why does this occur? There are a variety of reasons and each agency is unique and has its own set of issues. However, our experience has shown us that agencies tend to think that once they have received accreditation, the process is over when in actuality, it has just begun. Some common mistakes we have found is that many agencies transfer employees who have just learned the process out of accreditation to other assignments, as they believe the project has been completed or the employees are “burned out”. They then place employees in the accreditation function who are inexperienced in accreditation and therefore, have no understanding of the process. They then spend the next year or so learning the process, rather than preparing the agency for reaccreditation. But the most common issue we have seen is that agencies dont commit themselves to the process and live accreditation every day b
