The October and November 2004 HHN Accreditation Strategies columns addressed the new Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) home care and hospice survey process describing in detail components of each survey activity. This column builds on the foundation laid in the two columns and focuses on survey process nuances for complex organizations, specificall...

The International Commission on Radio­ logical Protection (ICRP) held its annual meeting in Stockholm in May, 1978, together with its four expert committees. Sixty-five individuals from seventeen countries were present to review the Commission's current work and to decide on a programme of work for the next 4-year period. Representatives or observers were also present from the Commission of the...

The implementation of quality management systems (QMSs) is a world-wide phenomenon, particularly in organisations in developing countries. which have used different QMSs to improve the quality of their goods and services. loint Commission International (lCI) is an international body issuing healthcare standards following the principles of Total Quality Management to improve quality and patient ...