Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Facilities. Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Facilities. Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
JCAHO Background: Mission Statement and Accreditation Purpose - Answer-Mission: to
develop and assess compliance with state of the art standards
-Accreditation assists in improving high quality of...
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health
Care Facilities. Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
JCAHO Background: Mission Statement and Accreditation Purpose - Answer✔-Mission: to
develop and assess compliance with state of the art standards
-Accreditation assists in improving high quality of patient care and safety
JCAHO Purpose - Answer✔-Initially created to ensure Quality Control Programs
-Purpose is to improve quality of patient care provided through accreditation prohgram of
healthcare institutions and related services that support patient care
-Standardization of care
Who can be accredited? - Answer✔Many times of healthcare organizations - hospitals, doctors
offices, nursing homes, office based surgery centers, behavioral health treatment facilities,
providers of home care services
How does JCAHO help facilities? - Answer✔establish best practices, provides expert advice,
and improves strategies to build and sustain a safe environment
Benefits of Accreditation - Answer✔-Helps organize and strengthen patient safety efforts
-Strengthens community confidence
-Provides competitive edge in marketplace
-Improves risk management and risk reductions
-May reduce liability insurance costs
What happens if a hospital is not accredited by JCAHO? - Answer✔Ability to receive
government reimbursement jeopardized
What are JCAHO standards designed to do? - Answer✔-Focus on aspects of patient care
essential to quality patient care and environment
-Be applicable to all organizations and services
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