Funders, insurers, and regulatory agencies

CARF-accredited programs ensure the highest industry standards possible, providing risk reduction and accountability.

CARF-accredited programs reflect practices that are based on standards of quality and accountability. Using the standards as a foundation for business and service delivery practices, an organization can greatly reduce the common risks involved in providing rehabilitation and human services.

Because CARF accreditation is designed to demonstrate a provider's conformance to nationally and internationally accepted standards, accreditation can significantly reduce governmental monitoring, help to streamline regulation processes, and assist payers in determining a provider's conformance to outcomes and performance standards.

CARF accreditation tells payers that a program or service selected by a consumer pursues a service approach based on continuous quality improvement and is accountable for its performance through outcomes evidence and the satisfaction of the persons served.

Payers can have the highest possible confidence in programs and services that carry CARF accreditation -- the standard for performance excellence.