From the Executive Director 

Our certification program for disease management services is a natural culmination of the Joint Commission's extensive experience in evaluating health care organizations across the spectrum of care – hospitals, PPOs, health plans, IDNs, long term care, assisted living, behavioral health care, laboratories, ambulatory care and home care.

With 50 years of experience and more than 15,000 accredited organizations and programs worldwide, the Joint Commission is unique in its expertise in evaluation. The depth and breadth of our experience allows us to efficiently evaluate the full range of health care services. We continually adapt our rigorous evaluation to address new forms of health care in the ever-changing marketplace – like Disease-Specific Care Certification.

The Joint Commission Certification Program for Disease-Specific Care provides a comprehensive evaluation of disease or condition-specific services. Joint Commission's certification is based on an assessment of compliance with relevant standards and criteria, the effective use of clinical guidelines and outcomes measurement. While accreditation ensures an organization's overall commitment to quality, certification demonstrates excellence in fostering better outcomes by the integration and coordination of care. The Joint Commission's quality review programs for accreditation and certification represent the industry's gold standard in health care. We welcome you to contact us to learn how Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification can benefit your organization or disease management service.

For more information about the Joint Commission's approach to Disease-Specific Care Certification, please call us at (630) 792-5291.