title: Eyeing the watchdog.
abstract: The American Hospital Association and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations are at it again. The AHA once more is scourging the JCAHO for too much work outside of its accreditation role, and this time AHA President Richard Davidson (left) is accusing the commission of becoming a government regulator of hospital business and clinical practices. But the JCAHO maintains that its mission remains intact.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association; D003284:Contract Services; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D007087:Illinois; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States