ACHC Welcomes New Members to Board of Commissioners

• By Laurie Watanabe
• Feb 16, 2010

Three new members have been elected to the Accreditation Commission for Health Care's (ACHC) board of commissioners.

Joining the ACHC board are:

-- Denise Lippy, VP of system operations, Proton Therapy Center in Houston and L.L.P./M.D., Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

-- Susan Niewenhous, Ph.D., RN, CHCE, COS-C, president, Niew Solutions, Bel Air, Md.

-- Marshelle Thobaben, RN, MS, P-MHNP, PHN, FNP, professor at Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif.

ACHC's board of commissioners is composed of volunteer industry experts "and is responsible for the direction and strategic vision of the corporation," ACHC explained in a news release.

ACHC is one of the organizations approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to accredit DME suppliers.