Health Care Facilities Experts

Consultation Services on Accreditation, Survey Preparation and Regulatory Affairs

We are dedicated to providing health care facilities expert consultation in the area of accreditation, survey preparation and regulatory affairs. SMS, Inc. assists healthcare organizations as they prepare the programs of their Physical Environment for survey, regardless of the accreditation entity. SMS, Inc. works with organizations accredited by:

  • The Joint Commission® (TJC)
  • American Osteopathic Association (AOA)/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
  • DNV/National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHOSM)
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

SMS, Inc. provides comprehensive Environment of Care®, Emergency Management and Life Safety Code® support services, including Statement of Conditions™, mock surveys, safety risk assessments, and publishes a variety of technical publications.

We also host EC-Online™ The health care industry’s foremost web-based code and standards research service – EC-Online addresses facility-generated questions posed in relation to TJC, AOA, CMS, NFPA®, OSHA and EPA standards and guidelines.  For an overview of EC-Online:  http://safemgt.com/ec-online/ec-online-overview/

Venformate Compliant Provider of services to healthcare organizations