| Subject: | The Joint Commission Issues New Updated Standards for the Hospitals Accreditation Program |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 27 Mar 2009 - 12:00 pm |
| On January 5, 2009 The Joint Commission (TJC) announced that, in preparation for the submission of its application for continued deemed status from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it was issuing an update with new and revised standards for the Hospitals Accreditation Program. These standards were effective as of January 1, 2009. After ongoing discussions with CMS, TJC is announcing that a number of the requirements in the January 5, 2009 update were... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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