In 2000, various JCAHO expert panels encouraged the process of revising and consolidating JCAHO standards related to medication use. In 2002, JCAHO announced changes to its accreditation process for ...

The process of revising JCAHO's medication management standards was lengthy, lasting over two years, and involved input from numerous advisory and focus groups and committees, including a focus group ...

Draft standards for the new Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's (JCAHO) Disease-Specific Care (DSC) Certification Program are now available on the JCAHO website. Register ...

The Joint Commission announced it will be reviewing its quality standards for any that should be “permanently retired” following the close of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Announced Sept. 13 ...

Pain resulting in medical bills and lost work days is estimated to cost $100 billion per year in the United States. In addition, research from the American Pain Society has shown that left untreated, ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conexus MedStaff, a leading international healthcare recruitment and staffing agency, has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Health Care Staffing ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include additional follow-up comments from the Joint Commission. Months after releasing draft telehealth standards, the Joint Commission has decided not ...

The Joint Commission is eliminating 200 additional standards from its accreditation programs for ambulatory and behavioral health centers, critical access hospitals, laboratories and nursing homes, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DocGo Inc. (Nasdaq: DCGO), a leading provider of technology-enabled mobile health services, announced today that its staffing division Rapid Temps by DocGo has earned The ...

The Joint Commission has announced that effective immediately all of its certification program decisions only have two possible results: certified or not certified. Prior to this decision, the Joint ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Passport USA and Tailored Healthcare staffing, divisions of Health Carousel LLC, have achieved the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care staffing services certification ...