Spectrum Health Medical Group Physician Named to National Community Health Board

Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) has appointed Daniel L. Maison, MD, FAAHPM, palliative care, Spectrum Health Medical Group, to its board of directors.

Five new appointees were selected at CHAP’s November 2010 board meeting. The organization’s board of directors comprises volunteer industry leaders representing community-based health care providers, consumers, and the payor community. It also oversees CHAP, Inc. policy.

Dr. Maison received his undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He completed his residency in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the American College of Physicians.

Spectrum Health Medical Group Palliative Care is located in the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion, 145 Michigan St. NE.

CHAP is an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body for community-based health care organizations. Created in 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. CHAP is the oldest national, community-based accrediting body with more than 5,000 agencies currently accredited nationwide. Through “deeming authority” granted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CHAP has the regulatory authority to survey agencies providing home health, hospice and home medical equipment services to determine if they meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation and CMS Quality Standards. CHAP’s purpose is to define and advance the highest standards of community-based care. For more information about CHAP, including a full listing of its board of directors, visit chapinc.org.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan that offers a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, nine hospitals and more than 170 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups with more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 600,000 members. Spectrum Health’s 16,700 employees, 1,500 medical staff members and 2,350 volunteers are committed to delivering the highest quality care. The organization provided $115.9 million in community benefit during its 2010 fiscal year. In 2010, Spectrum Health was named a Top 10 Health System by Thomson Reuters.