Transcription of Joint Commission Patient Safety Initiatives
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1 Karen TimmonsPresident & Chief Executive OfficerJoint Commission InternationalDennis O Leary, MDPresident, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsPatient Safety OverviewIsQua 21stInternational ConferenceAmsterdam RAI, The Netherlands19-22 October 2004 Joint Commission Patient Safety Initiatives2 Usually a voluntary process by which a government or non-government agency grants recognitionto health care institutions which meet certain standardsthat require continuous improvementin structures, processes, and A Definition3 Organizational Base The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is the organizational parent of Joint Commission Resources (JCR), of which Joint Commission International (JCI) is a major division JCAHO is an independent non-profit, non-governmental agency Accredits over 18,000 organizations in the United States hospitals, home care, ambulatory care, behavioral health care, long term care, laboratories, long term care pharmacies, assisted living, networks, office-based surgery, and disease-specific Worry About Patient Safety ?
3 Organizational Base • The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is the organizational parent of Joint Commission Resources (JCR), of which Joint Commission International (JCI) is a major division
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