QI professionals take harder look at alternatives to JCAHO accreditation.
Changes in survey process generate mixed response. Overriding philosophy of organization may dictate decision. Hospitals can achieve deemed status without JCAHO process.
D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D014481:United States; D035141:Voluntary Programs