title: Joint Commission president outlines top strategic priorities to aid QI efforts.
abstract: At the top of the list of strategic priorities at the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is patient safety. But Dennis O'Leary, MD, president of JCAHO, says his organization faces numerous challenges beyond that, including the value of accreditation itself. According to O'Leary, the underlying issue is that only about 15% of the 150,000 health care entities currently eligible for accreditation are actually accredited.
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000592:standards; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States