British American Healthcare is a provider of home health services within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi providing physician home visits, skilled nursing, and physiotherapy within patient homes. By pursuing and achieving accreditation, British American Healthcare has demonstrated that it meets international standards for quality and is committed to pursuing excellence. We have been licensed by Department of Health (formerly DOH) since 2015 and our interdisciplinary team of clinicians treats patients of all ages with a variety of chronic conditions. Of particular note, we offer a dedicated pediatric team that has developed a specialization in managing the rare and devastating genetic condition of Epidermolysis Bullosa.
British American Healthcare is clearly providing a high-competency, high-quality service to a population in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that has been unserved through its comprehensive pediatric program serving children diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa. External stakeholders, including researchers, medical practitioners, and families consistently report that British American Healthcare is the only organization within the country that has this service and competency. These stakeholders are effusive about the services, indicating that “a lot of groups in the UAE are trying to do this, but the level of clinical skill and deep understanding of the condition is not apparent and the level of satisfaction with these groups is not high. British American Healthcare is our arm for care outside of the hospital and the only service we will work with as they are meeting state-of-the-art care” –CARF Survey Report
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. CARF was recommended by the of Abu Dhabi Department of Health (formerly DOH), and British American Healthcare has met the mandatory accreditation deadline as set forth in the Home Health Standards v. 1.4.
British American Healthcare LLC was awarded a three-year accreditation for Home and Community Services for adults, adolescents, and children. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.British American Healthcare was the first organization in the MENA region to be awarded this high level of accreditation for Home and Community Services for Children & Adolescents.
We would welcome an opportunity to further acquaint you with our services, share our detailed CARF Survey Report, and respond to your questions. We believe we are a valuable asset to the community we serve and are all the more valuable because of our CARF accreditation.
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A native of the Republic of Ireland, Sadie comes to this role with many years of valuable experience in the UK. Her most recent position as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) makes her an ideal candidate to lead the home care nursing team with the latest evidence based best practices. Sadie also has the advantage of holding a Nurse Prescriber License and has 12 years of nursing in acute medicine. With such a solid background Sadie’s expertise is an invaluable asset to British American Healthcare LLC. She will work very closely with the Medical Director to ensure all patients receive optimal clinical care. With her Irish charm and deep sense of compassion she makes a very compelling patient advocate.
Megan is a founding member of British American Healthcare and leads the quality team in continuous performance improvement initiatives and assures ongoing compliance with HAAD regulations and CARF standards. Additionally, Megan offers support in the business development and stakeholder communications. She is a proud alumna of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, USA.
As part of the founding team, Richelle brings the required nursing experience and management skills needed for the success of the patient experience. Richelle is responsible for the entire medical team from hiring to training and ensuring staff are appropriately matched to the patients, so that the patients home health needs can be safely fulfilled. She ensures all staff members follow the latest evidence based best practices and monitors the continuing medical education, a mandatory requisite to be part of the British American Healthcare team.
Maureen oversees all operations to ensure the company grows and develops in an ethical and fiscally responsible manner.Previously, Maureen created and developed home care service entities both in the USA and the UAE, and has drawn upon that extensive experience to ensure British American Healthcare provides home health services unsurpassed in quality. Maureen is a firm believer in empowering and educating patients and their families so they can take charge of their healthcare needs. She encourages staff in their career growth and evaluates their performance firmly and fairly for optimal outcomes.
Claire is a university graduate and brings a wealth of international experience in clinical settings to British American Healthcare LLC. She has paid attention to her career growth and development and is instrumental to our company’s operations. In addition to her nursing degree and being a clinical instructor, Claire holds license and certification from The American Association of Professional Coder ICD 9/10CM. She has more than seven years of relevant work experience in the medical insurance field. In addition Claire has invaluable administrative experience so in addition to her role as medical coder/insurance specialist, Claire co-manages the human resources department.
Dr. Rania is an accomplished pediatrician and is board certified from the UK. As a native Arab speaker, she enhances patient and family communications to better involve the persons served. Dr. Rania provides medical leadership to the clinical team as well as information and education to the patients and families. She makes patient rounds in the home of the patient when involved family members are present (this is usually a Saturday) and whenever the patient may need further evaluation. Dr. Rania coordinates with the patient’s treating physician to establish achievable goals and positive outcomes. Dr. Rania also leads regular clinical team meetings with staff to discuss patient progress and any changes in treatment.