JCAHO Accreditation

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has been accrediting healthcare organizations for more than 50 years. The Joint Commission evaluates the quality and safety of care for more than 15,000 healthcare organizations.

JCAHO Accreditation Requirements

To earn and maintain JCAHO accreditation, an organization must have an extensive on-site review by a team of Joint Commission healthcare professionals, at the time of initial accreditation and at least once every three years. To become accredited for home medical equipment, an organization must have policies and procedures that cover:

514 Elements of Performance
122 Home Medical Equipment Standards
19 Accreditation Preparation Requirements
9 National Patient Safety Goals

Mandatory Accreditation

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set 2007 as the date for which all providers must be accredited. If an organization wants to participate in Medicare or Medicaid services and wants to participate in the competitive bidding process, accreditation is no longer an option. Becoming accredited is essential to organizational survival and the only way to win contracts from larger third-party payors.

Simplifying the Burden

The POPMANUAL is a comprehensive solution for meeting the Joint Commission's accreditation requirements. By simply answering a series of questions, a custom manual can be immediately made available for you to download. The average customized manual contains:

97 Detailed Policies
128 Customized Forms
Written Job Descriptions
Patient Education Sheets
Equipment Procedural Checklists
Corporate Compliance Manual (Optional)
Employee Handbook (Optional)

Taking it for a spin

The policies on POPMANUAL.com have been helping companies become accredited for more than 15 years. Joint Commission accreditation requirements are very specific and burdensome. Building a customized manual that exceeds their written standards will save you $20,000 - $40,000 over writing them yourself. If you would like to see how the policies on POPMANUAL.com function, click the Test Drive button below to see it build a custom policy for you.