JCAHO's 2004 standards online - Product Spotlight

Nursing Homes, August, 2003

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has unveiled substantially revised accreditation standards that sharpen the focus on processes critical to achieving sale, high-quality care. These standards become effective January 1, 2004, for hospitals, home care organizations, long-term care organizations, and other healthcare facilities.

The 2004 standards are already posted on the JCAHO Web site (www.jcaho.org). A "crosswalk," comparing the old standards with the new, is also available there.

The new standards are the result of efforts to consolidate JCAHO requirements--to reduce the paperwork and documentation burden of the accreditation process and to increase its focus on patient safety and healthcare quality.

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