Established in 1996, Fields & Associates, Inc. is a consulting firm providing clinical, administrative and management support services to behavioral healthcare organizations through consultation, education and training. The firm specializes in assisting public sector agencies with quality of care, performance improvement, national standards compliance and survey success.
F&A has unparalleled expertise with state hospitals:
- 100% success record for hospital customers with TJC accreditation in states across the country
- 14 years experience at one of the busiest state hospitals in the country (more than 6,000 admissions per year at a 365-bed facility)
- Recent experience in assisting hospitals to overcome Joint Commission Preliminary Denial of Accreditation/Conditional Accreditation and CMS Immediate Jeopardy
F&A's principal is a former hospital CEO and nationally recognized, multi-board certified psychiatrist with a consultation practice of more than 20 years' standing. He is the only psychiatrist ever to have actively surveyed for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) concurrently for seven years.
F&A has a diverse and robust pool of formally affiliated Associates and Preferred Providers. There are associates in each of the major mental health disciplines, including psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social work. This pool of associates contains one of the largest cadres of behavioral healthcare professionals who are former CMS and Joint Commission surveyors in the country. They have helped hundreds of community and hospital organizations in dozens of states to prepare for and maintain accreditation and certification. Often, there is an associate who works in your area and is familiar with the regulations and requirements of your state.
