title: Historical perspective. The Joint Commission's growing role in the environment of care.
authors.affiliation: SBM Consulting, Barrington, IL, USA. sbmconsult@ameritech.net
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000266:history*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D014481:United States