| Subject: | TJC Issues Reminder Regarding Inclusion of Physician Practices in Accreditation Survey |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 15 Jan 2008 - 06:00 am |
| The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued a reminder for Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals outlining the criteria used to determine when a physician practice is included in an accreditation survey. According to TJC, if one or both of the following conditions are met, then a physician practice is included in a TJC accreditation survey:The hospital includes the physician practice in their Medicare cost report as a provider based practice (i.e., the provider practice is not freestanding)... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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