THE JOINT MONITORING COMMISSION

The Joint Commission clarifies key compliance issues.

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Clarification: Joint Commission expecations during IQCP transition.

the “Quality System Assessment for Nonwaived Testing” (QSA) chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Laboratory and Point-of-Care Testing (CAMLAB) has been changed. The Joint Commission had added Note 2 to the Rationale for Standard QSA.02.04.01 to communicate its expectations during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP) educa...

Joint Commission tools to prevent wrong surgery.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations was founded in 1951 as a private, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits hospitals and other healthcare organizations. In 1987, the JCAHO launched its Agenda for Change to create a more modern and sophisticated accreditation process to place primary emphasis on actual performance. Coincident with this new emphas...