Question

The ____ is responsible for accrediting hospitals and evaluating their quality of patient care.

Answer 1

The Joint Commission is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization which is based in United States and responsible for accrediting hospitals and evaluating their quality of patient care.

Most of US state governments require accreditation from Joint Commission to get licensure for the receipt of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements.

All the member from different health care organizations follow the three-year accreditation cycle and survey is done every two years. The join Commission provide it's decision,standards for improvement and the date that accreditation was awarded.

Answer 2

There are various organization in United States that accredit the hospitals. These organizations include:

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP)
• American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (AAHC/URAC)
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory HealthCare (AAAHC)

The organizations which are responsible for ensuring the quality of healthcare are:

• Foundation for Accountability (FACCT)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The accrediting organizations are unique in terms of their accreditation process, board composition and standards. Therefore, some accrediting organizations suit better to a hospital than others. The process of accreditation helps in improving the health qualities and establish standard operating procedures of the hospitals.