This column informs you of developments and potential revisions that can affect your accreditation 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.
APPROVED
- Modifications to standards for the hospice deemed status program corresponding to recently revised Medicare Conditions of Participation
- Modifications to standards for the critical access hospital program corresponding to recently revised Medicare Conditions of Participation
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Comprehensive Standards Improvement Initiative encompassing the behavioral health care, laboratory, long term care, and Medicare/Medicaid certification-based long term care programs
- Potential standards related to health information technology
- Proposed standards on culturally competent patient-centered care for the hospital program.
- Modifications to standards for the critical access hospital program corresponding to recently revised Medicare Conditions of Participation.
- Modifications to standards for ambulatory surgical center deemed status corresponding to recently revised Medicare Conditions for Coverage
- Modifications to standards for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies corresponding to recently revised Medicare Quality Standards
JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL
Field review notifications are sent out electronically as well as posted on the Joint Commission International (JCI) Web site. For JCI standards questions, please contact the associate director, International Accreditation Services, at jciaccreditation@jcrinc.com.
IN DEVELOPMENT AT JCI
- Revisions to international ambulatory care standards
- Revisions to international disease-specific care certification standards
- Revisions to international laboratory standards