Healthcare Compliance

Healthcare organizations are responsible for providing safe and high-quality care to patients. A critical component of this responsibility is maintaining the safety of their facilities. To help enforce this, healthcare facilities subscribe to one of multiple Accrediting Organizations who implement a set of standards that are to be followed, many of which require documentation as…

The Joint Commission is an independent, non-profit organization that accredits and certifies healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. A Joint Commission survey is an on-site evaluation of a healthcare organization's compliance with established standards of care and patient safety.  The timeline for a Joint Commission survey typically involves several stages:  Overall, the Joint…