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The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization [1] that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. [2] The international branch accredits medical services from around the world.
The Joint Commission is one of the most widely used accreditation organizations. The International Society for the Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) is the umbrella organization responsible for accrediting the Joint Commission accreditation scheme in the US and Accreditation Canada International, as well as accreditation organizations in the United ...
The cost of such accreditation varies enormously [16] and precise data are scarce; in the case of the Joint Commission International, JCI, costs can be substantial. Variance in cost is based on the country, size and operations of an organization. [17] [18]
Community Health Accreditation Program(CHAP) DNV GL Healthcare; Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) [4] Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) [5] Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) Joint Commission (TJC)
Hospital accreditation has been defined as “A self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by health care organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve”. [1]
GE Healthcare's National Network of Radiopharmacies Receives Joint Commission Accreditation PRINCETON, New Jersey--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE Healthcare Life Sciences today announced that its ...
In 1965, CHAP was the first to recognize the need and value for accreditation in community-based care. The organization was created as a joint venture between the American Public Health Association and the National League for Nursing (NLN). CHAP became a separately incorporated, non-profit subsidiary of the NLN in 1988, under the CHAP name.
It envisions a future in which TJC is "leading the way to zero," which translates to zero harm in healthcare. TJC, or the Joint Commission, [4] accredits and certifies over 22,000 healthcare organizations and services in the United States. TJC accreditation establishes a baseline for patient safety and process improvement.