Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
After two years of review, the Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations' Standards Review Project has published
revised standards that attempt to consolidate JCAHO's requirements
and reduce the paperwork burden of accreditation.
Part of JCAHO's “Shared Visions — New
Pathways” initiative, the revised standards remove redundant
requirements; clarify rules — particularly those dealing with
safety and quality of care; reduce requirements that may lead to
unnecessary paperwork; and identify common standards across JCAHO's
accreditation manuals, to create consistent language, JCAHO
said.
In other JCAHO news, the organization last month announced a
privacy certification program for so-called “business
associates,” as defined by the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act. JCAHO created the program in cooperation
with the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
More information about the new accreditation program, and about
JCAHO's revised standards, is available at www.jcaho.org.
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