title: The Balanced Service System of JCAH--how balanced is it?
abstract: The "Balanced Service System" is the basic conceptual model set forth by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals as a standard for community mental health centers. The author cites deficiencies in the model--namely, that it is based on a simplistic notion of social functioning--and suggests that a truly balanced system would integrate a medical model with a sophisticated interpretation of the social sciences.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010358:Patient Participation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012380:Role; D014481:United States