title: Indicators are flags to possible problems.
abstract: This is the fifth article about applying the ten-step model for monitoring and evaluation developed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
authors: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Fernsebner
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D001900:Boston; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards