JCAHO definition

JCAHO means the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a nationally recognized organization providing accreditations to hospitals and other healthcare facilities, or any successor entity charged with performing its functions.

Examples of JCAHO in a sentence

  • After the initial certification, the level of certification shall be based on an on-site review unless the provider has been accredited for similar services by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities (The Council), or the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children (COA).

  • The process may be abbreviated for Providers already certified through another process, such as Medicaid, JCAHO, COA, CARF, etc.

  • This can streamline the visit and assure accurate completion of JCAHO- required medicine reconciliation.

  • Meet the standard credentialing requirements of the HMO, provided that lack of board certification or accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) is not the sole grounds for exclusion from the Provider Network.

  • Documentation may consist of, but is not limited to, citing of licensure or regulatory code deficiencies, institutional long-term plans (duly adopted by the governing board), recommendations made by consultant firms, and deficiencies cited by accreditation agencies (JCAHO, CAP, etc.).


More Definitions of JCAHO

JCAHO. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
JCAHO means the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
JCAHO means the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. “License” or “licensure” is defined in 9 A.A.C. 22, Article 1.
JCAHO shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.25.
JCAHO shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 hereof.
JCAHO s standards" means the patient safety and medical healthcare error reduction