| Subject: | JCAHO Clarifies Medical Staff Standard MS.1.20 |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 10 Nov 2004 - 10:00 am |
| The JCAHO recently published a clarification of Medical Staff Standard MS.1.20, element of performance number nineteen (#19). The publication was disseminated via the Internet and is applicable to hospitals. The clarification essentially is a list of "things to do" that need to be outlined in medical staff bylaws because those things have a major impact on the outcome of the medical staff processes listed in the elements of performance under standard MS.1.20. The clarification also notes those... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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