title: Legal hang-ups. JCAHO offers self-assessment options to avoid lawsuits.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D030881:Disclosure; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016365:Liability, Legal; D018024:Peer Review, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012308:Risk Management; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States