New JCAH standards stress quality and flexibility.
Quality and flexibility are the twin emphases of the new standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, most of which go into effect on January 1, 1980. Of particular interest to trustees are the new standards on quality assurance, governing body, and management and administrative services, which are reviewed in this article.
D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States