| Subject: | JCAHO Revises the Rationale for APR 10, Effective Immediately |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Mon, 20 Nov 2006 - 12:00 am |
| JCAHO has issued a revision to the rationale for Accreditation Participation Requirement (APR) 10, effective immediately. This revision applies to the following accreditation programs: Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health Care, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory, Long Term Care, Office-Based Surgery, Medicare-Medicaid certification-based Long Term Care.
APR 10 states that the hospital does not misrepresent information in the accreditation process.
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