title: New JCAHO report assesses hospitals' standards compliance.
abstract: The JCAHO recently released a report detailing hospitals' compliance with accreditation standards. What's behind the varying levels of compliance? The JCAHO is finding a mixed picture: generally partial compliance, with small and rural hospitals struggling to keep up with mandated standards.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Koska
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D014481:United States