title: JCAHO sees mixed bag in OIG report criticizing some evaluation policies.
abstract: JCAHO says some of the Office of the Inspector General's recommendations for change were JCAHO's idea in the first place and have already been implemented. JCAHO disagrees with some other criticism and recommendations in the recent OIG report.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Egger
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D003625:Data Collection; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D006278:Medicare; D016134:Organizational Policy; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States