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JCAHO Tennessee recognize Joint Commission accreditation as fulfilling state

In addition, a home care or hospice organization that contracts for ser-

support, publications, videotapes, and educational seminars (see sidebar).

licensure requirements for home med-

vices provided by an accredited orga-

ical equipment service providers. If your organization is not in one of

nization usually eliminates the need

Your organization may be considering

for an on-site visit to the contracted

these states, you may want to check

organization. Therefore accredited

accreditation for one of these or even entirely different reasons. The Joint

with your state to see if Joint Com-

organizations or those seeking

Commission recognizes that organi-

mission accreditation fulfills any licensure requirements.

accreditation are likely to look for

zations can measure "value" through

other accredited organizations when building contractual relationships.

many different methods. Whatever reasons are driving your interest in

Insurers and other third parties rec-

Similarly, organizations more fre-

accreditation, the Joint Commission

ognize accreditation. Joint Commission accreditation increasingly is used

quently are finding that case managers and other health care profes-

can offer you an accreditation that will be valuable to your organization.

as a prerequisite to establish eligibility

sionals use accreditation as a bench-

for insurance reimbursement and to

mark for establishing referral relation-

participate in managed care plans.

ships, and thus even informal rela-

Similarly, several organizations that

tionships may be enhanced by Joint

want to provide surety bonds for

Commission accreditation.

organizations seeking Medicare reimbursement are using accreditation as a measure to determine whether those

Ongoing support is available to accredited organizations. Home care

organizations are a good risk. Insurers and other third parties use the distinction of Joint Commission accredi-

them both while they are preparing

ment to an objective evaluation of

years of their accreditation cycle. These resources, some of which are

such services.

Home Care

Program. She can be reached by E-mail at

[email protected].

organizations that pursue accreditation have a variety of resources from the Joint Commission to support

tation as a benchmark for providing quality services and also as a commit-

Maryanne L. Popovich, RN, MPH, is the executive director of the Joint Commission's

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for accreditation and in the interim

free, include newsletters, telephone

Company

Name

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Kimberly-Clark Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

KimCare Products

Mosby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Medical Case Management Convention . . . . Inside Front Cover

Mos6y.. ]. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Perinatal Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regranex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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