title: The Joint Commission in 2004: what the board needs to know.
abstract: Changes to Joint Commission standards for 2004 not only enhance their fairness and logic, but will improve care for currently hospitalized patients.
authors.affiliation: Thompson, Mohr and Associates, Springfield, Mo., USA. tmaret@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods*; D006075:Governing Board; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D007857:Leadership; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D024382:Professional Role; D014341:Trustees; D014481:United States