| Subject: | JCAHO Revises Elements of Performance For Medical Staff Standard MS.1.20 |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 19 Apr 2005 - 10:00 am |
| In the latest update to the JCAHO standards manuals, a revision to Medical Staff standard MS.1.20 has been published. The revisions address removal of medical staff executive committee members and organized medical staff officers. The revisions also include an addition of element of performance number nineteen which clarifies several requirements for medical staff governance.
Standard MS.1.20 Medical staff bylaws address self-governance and accountability to the governing body
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