Community mental health accreditation: a pilot study.
The Balanced Services System is the conceptual framework for the newly initiated community mental health accreditation program sponsored by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH). The program design and performance of CMH systems are reviewed and judged according to a series of evaluation criteria that prescribe the desired operating state for each functional area in the center.
D000068:Accreditation; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals; D008722:Methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011996:Records; D014481:United States; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies