How accurate is the data you send to JCAHO?
You can reduce or eliminate errors in the data collection and reporting process by implementing a "chain of command"-style communications process emphasizing education, quality oversight, and correction, and by building in a rapid-response mechanism that lets coders quickly double-check anything they're uncertain about before the data are submitted.
D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors; D008499:Medical Records; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards; D010343:Patient Admission; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States