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Facts about Joint Commission Accreditation and Certification

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Since its founding in 1951, The Joint Commission has been acknowledged as the leader in developing the highest standards for quality and safety in the delivery of health care, and evaluating organization performance based on these standards. Today, more than 20,000 health care organizations. . .

Related Topics: Accreditation, About The Joint Commission, Certification, Corporate Fact Sheets, Ambulatory Health Care, Fact Sheets, Behavioral Health Care

12/05/2012

Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Benefits of Joint Commission Certification

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A listing of the benefits of Joint Commission Certification.

Related Topics: Benefits of Certification, Certification, Certification Fact Sheets

08/27/2012

Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Facts about Scoring and Certification Decisions for 2013

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The scoring and decision process is based on the criticality of the standards and other requirements regarding their relationship to the quality and safety of patient care.

Related Topics: Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing, Certification Decisions, Certification Fact Sheets, Scoring, Certification

08/27/2012

Health Care Staffing Services

Facts about Health Care Staffing Services Certification

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The Joint Commission’s Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification Program provides an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm’s ability to provide qualified and competent staffing services.

Related Topics: Health Care Staffing, Certification, Certification Fact Sheets

08/08/2012

Hospitals, Advanced Certification

Advanced Certification in Heart Failure Measures

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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals and their associated heart failure outpatient facilities to pilot test draft advanced certification in heart failure (ACHF) performance measures.

Related Topics: Measure Development Initiatives, Transitions of Care and Performance Measurement, Certification, Performance Measurement, Heart Failure

08/08/2012

Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care

Facts about Primary Stroke Center Certification

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The Joint Commission's Primary Stroke Center Certification Program, launched in December 2003, was developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA).

Related Topics: Certification Fact Sheets, Primary Stroke, Certification

07/11/2012

Hospitals, Advanced Certification

Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

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The Joint Commission is seeking volunteer hospitals to pilot test draft comprehensive stroke (CSTK) performance measures.

Related Topics: Stroke, Certification, Measure Development Initiatives, Performance Measurement

06/06/2012

Advanced Certification , Disease-Specific Care, Health Care Staffing Services

Examples of how to use the Gold Seal®

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Examples of how a staffing organization may wish to use The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® to promote its certification.

Related Topics: Gold Seal, Certification

08/04/2011

Health Care Staffing Services

2010 Written Documentation Requirements

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Health Care Staffing Certification

 

Related Topics: Health Care Staffing, Certification

12/13/2009

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