Disease-Specific Care Certification

The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program, launched in 2002, is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care.
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What's New

• Inpatient Diabetes Certification Addendum * - Updated 3/1/10

Certification Information

• Application for Certification
• Facts about Certification Decisions for 2010
• DSC Program Overview Guide* 
• Disease Specific Care (DSC) Certification Review Process Guide

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Quick Links

• Standards Online Question Form
• Quality Check
• Performance Measurement
• Assessing the Quality of Care in Disease Management
• Publicity Kit for Certified Organizations

• Is your organization looking to become Disease-Specific Care certified?  Learn more.

Previous Teleconferences**

Miss the Joint Commission Certification for Inpatient Diabetes Programs call on
December 9, 2009?

• Download the slides
• Listen to a recording **

Miss The Joint Commission Certification for Joint Replacement Programs call on November 20, 2009?

• Download the slides
• Listen to a recording **

Miss the 2010 Update for Primary Stroke Centers
on Wednesday, October 28, 2009?

• Download the slides
• Listen to a recording**

Miss the Disease-Specific Care Certification for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure teleconference on May 7, 2009? 

• Download the slides 
• Listen to a recording **
  

**Recorded calls may be listened to free of charge, requires RealPlayer.

• Certification Standards Manual
  
• Education Products and Services
  

• Joint Commission Requirements (DSC)

  • free resource for standards and policy revisions and requirements

• Disease-Specific Care publication and education programs
  
• Conferences and Seminars