Payers choose CARF to reduce risk and raise accountability

Payers -- whether a third-party funder, referral agency, insurance company, or governmental regulator -- look for CARF-accredited service providers to lessen risk and provide greater accountability.

Payers prefer CARF International as an independent accrediting body of health and human service providers. Our accredited providers have applied a comprehensive set of standards for quality to all aspects of their business and service delivery practices. Because CARF accreditation demonstrates a provider's conformance to internationally accepted standards, it can significantly reduce governmental monitoring and help to streamline regulation processes.

In addition, CARF accreditation confirms that a program or service is committed to continuous quality improvement, is accountable for its performance through outcomes evidence, and monitors satisfaction of the persons served. You can have the highest possible confidence in programs and services that carry CARF accreditation because they meet standards of quality and accountability and are committed to performance excellence. This confidence is reflected by the many countries, states, territories and provinces on five continents that recognize one or more of CARF International's areas of accreditation – more than half of which mandate CARF exclusively in at least one area of accreditation.

As a third-party payer, referral source, insurer, or governmental regulator, you have access to searches and lists of CARF-accredited service providers and current CARF standards manuals and monographs. Click here to login or register to gain access.