Hospital Quality Oversight by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation recognized by CMS.

The Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the continuation of deeming authority for The Joint Commission’s hospital accreditation program through July 15, 2014. The CMS designation means that hospitals accredited by The Joint Commission may choose to be “deemed” as meeting Medicare and Medicaid certification requirements. CMS found ...

New and revised requirements address emergency management oversight.

Joint Commission examines the issue of organ donation.

Organ donation has always been a part of the Joint Commission’s commitment to health care quality. In the 2004 hospital standards, JCAHO has continued to promote organ donation and cooperative organ procurement practices. Through its hospital accreditation standards, JCAHO has placed responsibility for organ donation squarely in the lap of hospital leadership. Standard LD.3.110 states that a ho...

EP Review Project: The Joint Commission Deletes 225 Hospital Requirements.

Accepted: New hospital requirements to maintain alignment with CMS.