This column informs you of developments and potential revisions that can affect your accreditation and certification and tracks proposed changes before they are implemented. Items may drop off this list before the approval stage if they were rejected at some point in the process.
IN COMMITTEE OR BOARD REVIEW
- Proposed revisions to align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) requirements for the hospital program
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS
- Proposed standards on communication and culturally competent patient-centered care for the hospital program
- Proposed revisions to the staffing effectiveness requirements for the hospital and long term care programs
- Proposed revisions to align with CMS rules for accrediting advanced imaging providers for the ambulatory care program
- Proposed revisions to the “Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services” (PC) chapter for the behavioral health care program.
- Proposed revisions to National Patient Safety Goal 8 on medication reconciliation for the ambulatory care, behavioral health care, critical access hospital, home care, hospital, long term care, Medicare/Medicaid Certification–based long term care, and office-based surgery programs.
JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL
Field review notifications are sent out electronically as well as posted on the Joint Commission International (JCI) Web site at 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 clinical care program certification standards
IN DEVELOPMENT AT JCI
- Revisions to international hospital accreditation standards