Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a nonprofit accreditation organization, has hired Deborah Panza, BS, RRT, RPSGT, as its associate director of DMEPOS, Sleep, and Mobile Dentistry.
Panza brings 25 years of experience working within the respiratory therapy, sleep, and DMEPOS programs in the University of North Carolina (UNC) Health system. Her practical understanding of regulatory compliance combined with decades of frontline patient experience position her to understand what providers need to use the accreditation process to add value, improve business efficiency, and elevate the care they deliver to their patient populations.
“I am eager to build upon ACHC’s strong foundation in DMEPOS, sleep, and mobile dentistry accreditation,” Panza says in a release. “As a clinician, leader, and educator, I deeply value ACHC’s collaborative approach to accreditation and look forward to empowering providers with the guidance, resources, and support they need to achieve excellence.”
Like many ACHC program leaders, her on-the-ground experience makes her an advocate for solutions that address customer needs; she understands the issues they confront daily. Combining that with first-hand knowledge of the value that accreditation brings, Deborah will continue ACHC’s long history of serving DMEPOS businesses of all sizes, supporting high-quality sleep testing, and highlighting the need for consistent evaluation of mobile dental services.
“We are excited to welcome Deborah to the ACHC team,” says José Domingos, president and CEO of ACHC, in a release. “Her leadership experience, clinical expertise, and deep understanding of these settings will be instrumental in strengthening our accreditation programs. We look forward to the impact she will have in supporting providers and elevating the standards of care beyond compliance, to excellence.”
