title: QI professionals take harder look at alternatives to JCAHO accreditation.
abstract: Changes in survey process generate mixed response. Overriding philosophy of organization may dictate decision. Hospitals can achieve deemed status without JCAHO process.
mesh_terms: 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