Joint Commission inches toward change
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which evaluates more than 5,400 US hospitals, is completely revising its standards manual. The hospital community, however, is concerned that the changes, which began in 1986, are progressing too slowly. In 1994, the Joint Commission will issue the first revised chapters of the manual reorganized around specific functions such as obstetrics and infection control. Test hospitals are finding the new guidelines difficult to follow, but the Joint Commission will allow hospitals to adapt to the new policies before making them mandatory.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 1992
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Provider, consumer groups blast accrediting body
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has been criticized by several medical groups for its survey process and lack of responsiveness to hospitals. Both the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association have threatened to seek alternatives to the Joint Commission's accreditation program. Some groups believe that the Joint Commission attempts to fulfill too many roles, such as quality control consultant, hospital regulator and public health advocate. They suggest that the commision might be more effective if it focused its efforts.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 1995
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Joint commission plan addresses provider concerns
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has developed a multi-tiered plan that it hopes will satisfy the provider groups that control the commission's board. The plan is designed to simplify and reduce costs for the commission's survey process that is used for accreditation. The plan's experimental project may end up completely restructuring the survey.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 1995
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