Hospitals - Fast Track

The Joint Commission has been accrediting hospitals for more than 50 years.  Read more.

Is your hospital considering Joint Commission accreditation or certification?  Learn more.

Hospital deeming application: March 2009 Update

In January 2009, The Joint Commission posted 165 new and revised requirements as part of its hospital deeming application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Following discussions with CMS, a number of those requirements were considered equivalent to existing elements of performance or were already addressed in The Joint Commission survey process.  As a result, the number of new and revised requirements has been reduced to 87.

• Revised 2009 Accreditation Requirements as of March 26, 2009 - Hospital Accreditation Program * - Updated April 7, 2009 (Includes Scoring)
• Changes to Accreditation Requirements between January 5, 2009 and March 26, 2009 documents - Hospital Accreditation Program *
• Click here for a replay of the March 26 telephone conference call

Follow-up to March 26 audio conference on updated hospital COPs - Read more.

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News and Information

• Steam Sterilization - Update on The Joint Commission's Position  (6/15/09)
• Hyperbilirubinemia Resources (1/23/09) 
• Dear Colleague letter from Dr. Chassin regarding clarification on standing orders (10/29/08)
• Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals (10/8/08)
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• Dear Colleague letter from Dr. Chassin regarding Deemed Status (8/4/08)

Accreditation Process Information

• 2009 Survey Activity Guide *
• Business Associates Agreement
• 2009 Hospital Medical Record Statistics Form  
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• Guidelines for Submission of Evidence of Standards Compliance *
• What Happens After Your Joint Commission Survey  *
• Subscription Billing FAQs

Joint Commission Requirements

Your free resource for standards and policy revisions and requirements published in Perspectives.

• Joint Commission Requirements for Hospitals

Annual Report

• "Improving America's Hospitals: Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2008"

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

For Hospital publications and education programs visit the JCR Web Store. 

• Conferences and Seminars

Quick Links

• Liability Insurers that Recognize Accreditation
• Organization Update Form
• Standards Online Question Form
• Statement of Conditions
• Hospitals, Language and Culture
• Consumer Brochure: Assessing the Quality of Care in Hospitals Brochure
• Online Publicity Kit
• Organ Donation

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