Health Care Homes Certification

Step 2 Guides and Tools

Utilize the following resources as needed to assist you in preparing for the certification process. Your assigned Practice Improvement Specialist is also available to answer questions and provide ongoing support. If you are not aware of your assigned HCH staff, please email the HCH program at health.healthcarehomes@state.mn.us.

• The Certification Checklist (PDF) provides a list of activities and resources to support HCH certification.
• Creating an Action Plan for HCH Implementation (PDF)
• COMPASS (PDF) outlines the requirements and standards for being a certified Health Care Home.
• "Foundations of Health Care Homes Certification” is a free, on-demand, e-learning course that takes organizations through the Health Care Homes certification and recertification process. To access the course, visit Health Care Homes Learning Collaborative E-Learning.
• The Portal User Guide (PDF) provides step by step instructions for online documentation.
• The HCH Application (PDF) may be downloaded for planning purposes.
• The HCH Self-Audit Tool (PDF) may be used for internal process assessment.

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