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 ...

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations last week announced that its unscheduled inspections of four Los Angeles County hospitals in October "turned up some problems but none ...

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 ...

Icarus Behavioral Health, offering JCAHO-accredited inpatient rehab and mental health programs in Albuquerque, provides detox, substance use, and mental health treatments to help individuals recover ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – A new study from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) finds that community-based preparation for and response to disasters will require ...

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 ...