| Subject: | The Joint Commission Clarifies Its Definition and Use of “Physician” |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 18 Feb 2010 - 03:00 pm |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) has recently clarified its definition and use of the term physician. According to TJC, its adoption of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) definition for physician, which was a requirement for its deemed status application, has created concern in the field. TJC has recently clarified the following: In 2009 TJC revised its definition of physician in the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) to align with the definition... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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