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joint commission  

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  • The Joint Commission, formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), is the largest and oldest accrediting healthcare organization in the United States. It accredits and evaluates approximately 15,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the nation, including general, psychiatric, children's, and rehabilitation hospitals; critical-access hospitals; medical equipment services; hospice services and other home care organizations; nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; behavioral healthcare organizations and addiction service; rehabilitation centers and group practices; office-based surgeries and other ambulatory care providers; and independent or freestanding laboratories. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Joint Commission]

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