REVISED: Accreditation with Follow-up Survey and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation Decision Processes for Organizations Undergoing Resurvey.

Errata: Reinstated decision rule for accreditation with follow-up survey in 2012.

REVISED: Accreditation Decisions for Organizations Undergoing Initial Surveys.

APPROVED: 2013 accreditation and certification decision rules.

The Joint Commission’s Accreditation Committee approved the 2014 accreditation and certification decision rules for all accreditation and certification programs. The revised accreditation decision rules are effective for surveys as of January 1, 2014, while the revised certification decision rules are effective immediately. Revisions are shown in the boxes on pages 3–7 for accreditation program...

What motivates professionals to engage in the accreditation of healthcare organizations?

OBJECTIVE Motivated staff are needed to improve quality and safety in healthcare organizations. Stimulating and engaging staff to participate in accreditation processes is a considerable challenge. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of health executives, managers and frontline clinicians who participated in organizational accreditation processes: what motivated them to eng...

Revision to system accreditation option requires 100% survey of all sites providing anesthesia services.

The system accreditation option for ambulatory care organizations has been revised to require surveying of all sites providing moderate, deep, and general sedation/anesthesia. This revision is effective immediately. Launched in 2006, the system accreditation option is an evaluation approach that awards a single accreditation decision to a “system” (an organization with a corporate office or mai...