Starting January 1, 2010, the Joint Commission standards for the laboratory accreditation program will have the new six-digit numbers. This change is part of the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII) launched by The Joint Commission last year when the standards for the hospital accreditation program were changed. SII involved revisions to the format, structure, numbering, and […]
Read MoreThe Joint Commission (JC) announces the appointment of a new executive director of its Laboratory Accreditation Program, Jennifer F. Rhamy, MBA, MA, MT (ASCP), SBB, HP.
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There is a separate chapter in The Joint Commission’s 2009 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals about leadership (LD). The LD standards affect all the individuals who are responsible for the overall governance of the hospital. According to the glossary of the 2009 Hospital Accreditation Standards, the leader is “an individual who sets expectations, develops plans, […]
Read MoreThe Joint Commission’s home care accreditation program accredits more than 4,000 organizations, including hospitals. The home care organizations provide home health services, personal care and support services, home infusion (intravenous or IV therapy) and other pharmacy services, durable medical equipment services, and hospice services. The majority of the medical equipment management requirements for home care […]
Read MoreThe American Hospital Association recently appointed health care executives Nancy Howell Agee and R. Timothy Rice to The Joint Commissions 29-member governing body, the Board of Commissioners, for three-year terms beginning January 2010.
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