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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation

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As a peer review, consultative process for health and human services CARF has over 50 years of history providing standards that address both business and clinical practice of organizations that serve vulnerable populations. This performance measurement, management, and improvement system is a cornerstone of rehabilitation.

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  1. CARF International, 1730 Rode Island Avenue NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC, 20036, USA

    Christine M. MacDonell F.A.C.R.M.

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Correspondence to Christine M. MacDonell F.A.C.R.M. .

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Maggi A. Budd

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Sigmund Hough

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Stephen T. Wegener

  4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    William Stiers

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MacDonell, C.M. (2017). Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_57

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