The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is a not-for-profit organization meant to help healthcare organizations maintain their standards in patient care and comply with regulations and the healthcare environment.[1] Headquartered in Chicago, HFAP is an accreditation organization with authority from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.[1]
HFAP provides accreditation programs for hospitals, clinical laboratories, ambulatory surgical centers, office based surgery, and critical access hospitals. HFAP also accredits mental health and physical rehabilitation facilities and provides certification for primary stroke centers.[2] HFAP was founded in 1943 by the American Osteopathic Association,[3] a medical organization representing osteopathic physicians.
AOA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).