American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics chooses ARMATURE’s accreditation software

Dulles, Virginia – January 17, 2013 – Today, ARMATURE announced that it has been chosen by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) to build its accreditation management system. This accreditation solution is an integrated approach to data and process management for ABC’s accreditation programs.

“The ARMATURE Accredit platform provides ABC with enhanced functionality to manage the various intricate parts of their accreditation process,” said Chad Baker, Director of Accreditation Solutions at ARMATURE.

ABC has an opportunity to establish their Enterprise Accreditation Data Management platform as a standardized system for managing data and ongoing activities. This initiative will support ABC’s organizational and management performance in delivering orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic credentialing services.

Founded in 1948, ABC has more than 13,000 certified individuals and over 7,000 accredited facilities. ABC is the premier national certifying and accrediting body for the orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic professions. ABC is also recognized as a deemed authority for facility accreditation by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS), numerous major healthcare insurance providers, government agencies, and HMO’s throughout the United States.

ARMATURE is a premier provider of web-based products and services for compliance to standards, risk management, conformity assessment, accreditation and quality assurance solutions. The company serves public and private organizations in healthcare, education, scientific, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and public service industries. Clients utilize ARMATURE products to deliver innovative online tools to their customers and staff to ease the burden and increase the efficiency of accreditation processes by automating and streamlining data capture, rules processing, and analysis activities.

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