title: New year, new compliance issues.
abstract: Ensure your department's continued compliance with the Joint Commission's standards.
authors.affiliation: Standards Interpretation, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Carol
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States