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

• DSC Update - Issue 2,  2009 (6/24/09)
• Standards FAQs for Primary Stroke Centers (5/19/09)

Certification Information

• Application for Certification
• Facts about Certification Decisions for 2009
• DSC Program Overview Guide* 
• 2009 Certification Fees *
• Disease Specific Care (DSC) Certification Review Process Guide

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Joint Commission Requirements

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

• Joint Commission Requirements for Disease-Specific Care

Free Teleconferences

Joint Commission Certification for Joint Replacement Programs
Friday, November 20, 2009
11am - noon Central Time

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Joint Commission Certification for Inpatient Diabetes Programs
Wednesday, December 9
Noon - 1pm Central Time
 
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Previous Teleconferences

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

• Listen to a recording of the teleconference
  
• Download the slides

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

• Download the slides 
• Listen to a recording of the teleconference
  

Miss the Disease-Specific Care Certification for Joint Replacement Programs teleconference on December 15, 2008?

• Download the slides
• Listen to a recording of the teleconference

Certified Disease-Specific Organizations

• Search for a Joint Commission Disease-Certified Organization

Quick Links

• 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.

Joint Commission Resources

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