title: Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organization accreditation for the office-based oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
abstract: Office-based surgery has become a vital component of the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists. It has enabled these specialties to provide needed service to patients in an outpatient setting, including the option of intravenous sedation. It is the stance of this article to promote professional oversight and quality assurance through accreditation by the Joint Commission to maintain a standard in the delivery of office-based surgical services, thus upholding the integrity of the profession in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, USA. odp3@columbia.edu <odp3@columbia.edu>
authors.forename: Orville
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McIver
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D003770:Dental Offices / Q000592:standards*; D003792:Dental Records / Q000592:standards; D004348:Drug Labeling / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000592:standards; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D010358:Patient Participation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States