The Joint Commission's Disease-Specific Care Certification

Thank you for your interest in Disease-Specific Care Certification.  By clicking on the links below, you can access information about the program.

• Disease-Specific Care Fact Sheet
• The Disease-Specific Care Certification Guide *
• 2009 Certification Fees *
• DSC Update (Quarterly newsletter)

The following information is available on the Joint Commission Resources website at www.jcrinc.com.

• Upcoming Seminars
• The Disease-Specific Care Certification Manual

If you are interested in Primary Stroke Center Certification, all of the materials above are applicable to you.  In addition, the following materials are available:

• The Stroke Performance Measurement Implementation Guide 2nd Edition, Version 2.a  
• Primary Stroke Center Certification - Frequently Asked Questions

Ready to apply?

• View a brief demo on how to access your online application
• If you would like to request a paper packet or access to the application, please email DSCinfo@jointcommission.org.

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