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Has your healthcare organization pursued JCAHO accreditation? Has your organization deployed a performance measurement system? What challenges does such a system present? Share your comments about JCAHO accreditation, as discussed in the July 22 Healthcare IT e-newsletter.

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by jlau

I believe that JCAHO accreditation is not as effective as it should be or means a lot. I have worked at great hospitals and ones that are not so great. All however are JCAHO accredited. We are told when JCAHO is coming, so walls are painted, floors cleaned, things that do not meet standards or are against the rules are temporarily fixed. Numerous hours of overtime are spent to get prepared. After JCAHO leaves things are back to normal which would not qualify JCAHO accreditation. Instead JCAHO and state inspectors should come unannounced to see what the normal is. This also would make the institutions maintain their compliance year-round.

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