APPROVED
- Revisions to the 2010 accreditation and certification decision rules for all programs (see article on page 7)
- Policy on accrediting hospitals in accordance with their Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certification number (see future Perspectives issue for more detail)
ACCEPTED
- Proposed revisions to align with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) opioid treatment programs requirements for the behavioral health care program
- Proposed revisions to align with CMS distinct part units (DPU) requirements for the critical access hospital program (see article on page 4)
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
- Proposed standards on communication and culturally competent patient-centered care for the hospital program
- Revisions to the current National Patient Safety Goals using the Standards Improvement Initiative principles for the ambulatory care, behavioral health care, critical access hospital, home care, hospital, laboratory, long term care, Medicare/Medicaid certification–based long term care, and office-based surgery programs.
(Note: No new goals have been developed.)
- Proposed revisions to the staffing effectiveness requirements for the hospital and long term care programs (see article on page 1)
JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL
Field review notifications are sent out electronically as well as posted on the Joint
Commission International (JCI) Web site at http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org. For JCI standards questions, please contact the associate director of Standards Development and Interpretation at jciaccreditation@jcrinc.com.
APPROVED
- Revisions to international ambulatory care standards
- Revisions to international laboratory standards
IN FIELD REVIEW AT JCI
- Revisions to international disease-specific care certification standards