title: Healthcare standards compliance--a timely primer.
abstract: This article attempts to provide a better understanding of the plethora of programs, policies, and procedures employed by governmental and other agencies which regulate healthcare facilities and impact on security and safety.
authors.affiliation: Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Falls Church, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States