As the nation’s top accreditor for specialty, infusion, and compounding pharmacy services, ACHC delivers a smart, modern accreditation experience tailored to today’s pharmacy landscape — making ACHC THE Accreditation Choice for Pharmacy.

Company Background
Founded in 1986 by home care leaders who believed providers deserved a voice, ACHC was built on a simple mission: ensuring a voice for providers.

Today, ACHC serves healthcare providers and suppliers nationwide who pursue accreditation to demonstrate quality, meet CMS and payor requirements, and strengthen operational excellence. Guided by our mission to deliver the best possible experience, ACHC partners with organizations that seek to elevate care for the providers, employees, and communities they serve.

Product Overview
ACHC delivers a modern, quality-focused accreditation experience built for today’s pharmacy environment. Grounded in CMS-aligned standards and developed in consultation with industry experts, our programs provide a smart, streamlined path to accreditation that supports real-world pharmacy operation.

With more than 35 years of pharmacy expertise, ACHC serves community, specialty, infusion, LTC, mail order, and compounding pharmacies seeking to demonstrate quality, meet CMS and payor requirements, and strengthen operational excellence. Our accreditation offers more than a credential. It provides a recognized mark of integrity that enhances payor confidence, supports sustainable growth, and reinforces patient safety.

As THE Accreditation Choice for Pharmacy, ACHC stands for clarity, consistency, and genuine partnership by delivering meaningful accreditation that helps pharmacy organizations move forward with confidence.

What Sets ACHC Apart
As the standard-bearer for modern, meaningful accreditation, ACHC offers a smart, simple, cost-effective accreditation model: CMS-aligned standards, streamlined support, and innovative tools that respect your team’s time and elevate your patient care.

What providers can expect:

• Clear, practical standards grounded in real-world operations.
• Education-driven preparation that builds confidence across your team.
• Ongoing guidance before, during, and after the survey from a dedicated account advisor.
• A partnership mindset focused on continuous improvement — not punishment.
• A structured, low-disruption transition path for organizations moving to ACHC from another accreditor.

Product Specifications
ACHC offers accreditation services across the breadth of pharmacy practice to prove quality and strengthen both patient trust and provider performance.

Services

• Ambulatory Infusion Center/Suite
• Community Retail (DMEPOS)
• Infusion Nursing
• Infusion Pharmacy
• Infusion Pharmacy without Sterile Compounding
• Long-Term Care Pharmacy
• Mail Order Pharmacy
• Specialty Pharmacy
• Specialty Pharmacy without DMEPOS
• PCAB: Non-Sterile Pharmacy Compounding
• PCAB: Sterile Pharmacy Compounding

ACHC also offers add-on distinctions for pharmacy providers to set themselves apart by highlighting advanced expertise in specific clinical or operational areas.

Distinctions

• Ig Therapy
• Infectious Disease Specific to HIV
• Nutrition Support
• Oncology
• Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs

Testimonials
“What I love about the ACHC organization is that they are truly trying to be a partner to further our quality as an organization.”
— Birdi, Inc.

“I appreciate that we share the same goals of delivering superior levels of care and accountability to patients with rare and devastating diseases.”
— Pantherx Specialty, LLC

Contact Us
A better accreditation experience begins with ACHC. Discover more by emailing customerservice@achc.org or calling (855) 937-2242.