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Research Notes on Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is a private sector United States-based non-profit organization. It is the best known of a number of active healthcare accreditation groups in the USA. The declared mission of this private organization is "To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.". It is often believed (erroneously) that The Joint Commission is an American or even a World public authority, which is not the case. This perception occurs because of the company's deeming power - "Under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395bb(a),(b), a hospital that meets Joint Commission accreditation is deemed to meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation" (which is a requirement for Medicare reimbursement). The Joint Commission is therefore virtually a monopoly, enjoying unique statutory protection in the USA and collecting $113 million in annual revenue, mainly from the fees it charges US hospitals for evaluating their compliance with federal regulations. ...more from Wikipedia
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- Awards Disease Specific Care Certification to health plans, disease management service companies, hospitals and other care delivery settings that provide disease management and chronic care services.1
- Publicizes the accreditation decision, the date that accreditation was awarded, and any standards that were cited for improvement.2
- Provides accredited facilities with a Gold Seal of Approval.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ American Medical Association: Facts about The Joint Commission
- ↑ Wikipedia: Joint Commission
- ↑ The Joint Commission: Official Site
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