In 2000, various JCAHO expert panels encouraged the process of revising and consolidating JCAHO standards related to medication use. In 2002, JCAHO announced changes to its accreditation process for ...

We examined the association between JCAHO accreditation of hospitals, those hospitals’ quality of care, and survival among Medicare patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction. Hospitals not ...

JCAHO is shorthand for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- a nonprofit accreditation organization known in the health-care field as the Joint Commission. The ...

ANN ARBOR---Hospital accreditation is a poor predictor of the quality of patient outcomes, according to a new study by two University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers. A study by Profs.

UC Davis Medical Center received its best-ever review by surveyors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations after their site visit last week. "Every member of our team -- ...

In response to the GAO report, a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill under which CMS could restrict or remove the authority of JCAHO to accredit hospitals. Senate Finance ...

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations on Wednesday voted to begin the process of revoking Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center's accreditation after finding the ...

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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations will give physician leaders five minutes to live by -- online -- in a new free video that explains why physician engagement is so ...

Until now, JCAHO survey scores provided a snapshot of organizational performance at a point in time (once every three years). In the near future, JCAHO will begin to require periodic performance ...