| Subject: | JCAHO Revises Medical Staff Overview Section in Standards Manual |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 14 Apr 2005 - 10:00 am |
| In the latest update to the JCAHO's standards manual, the overview for the Medical Staff standards has been revised slightly. The revision addresses licensed independent practitioners on medical staff membership. Specifically the previous wording in the overview to the Medical Staff standards related to this issue stated:
Previous wording: The hospital's governing body has the ultimate authority and responsibility for the oversight and delivery of healthcare rendered by licensed independent... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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