Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of care
in organized health care settings. JCAHO evaluates, accredits, consults, and
sets standards for long-term care facilities, ambulatory health care organizations,
home care agencies, hospices, hospitals, health care delivery networks, and
organizations offering major mental health services. JCAHO offers accreditation
to health care organizations throughout the United States, and its standards
are recognized as representing the contemporary national consensus on quality
patient care.
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