Health Care Accreditation Consultants Specializing in Behavioral Health

From preparing for initial accreditation and keeping up with changing requirements to survey preparation and continuous survey readiness, behavioral health care compliance is a big job to handle alone.

Barrins & Associates has been an experienced, trusted partner to over 380 organizations nationwide. The firm was founded by Anne Barrins, MS, CSW who had many years of executive experience in behavioral health care compliance management and was a Joint Commission surveyor for 13 years. Ms. Barrins led the Barrins & Associates consulting firm from 1999 to 2023 when she retired.

Barrins & Associates is now led by Jennifer Cowel, RN, MHSA as President and Julia Finken, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CLSSMBB as Senior Vice President. Both Jennifer and Julia bring extensive experience in healthcare accreditation and regulatory compliance, and both also served as Joint Commission surveyors.