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Quality, Patient Safety and Clinical Affairs
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Accreditation
IntroductionNJHA supports its member organizations with resources, educational programs and staff expertise that enhance organizations' abilities to create a safe, high quality patient care environment. This Web area provides information to support members' accreditation efforts. NJHA's Accreditation Discussion Forum encourages professionals to share best practices and lessons learned in the accreditation survey process. Look below for more information.
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The Joint Commission, provides accreditation that involves evaluating a health care organization's performance in areas that most affect patient health and safety. By achieving accreditation, a health care organization makes a commitment to follow Joint Commission standards, which provide the framework for safe, quality care.
The present structure of the The Joint Commission dates back to 1951 and was previously called JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations). The Joint Commission has accredited more than 17,000 organizations in the United States including approximately 5,000 hospitals. Accreditation programs are offered for ambulatory care organizations, assisted living facilities, behavioral health care facilities, critical access hospitals, clinical laboratories, health care networks, home care organizations, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and office-based surgery practices. A certification program is available for certain chronic diseases. 'Deeming' authority has been granted to the Joint Commission for its ambulatory surgical center, home health, hospice, hospital, laboratory and managed care organizations (Medicare + choice) accreditation programs by CMS.
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