Accreditation is essential today in the healthcare industry to ensure that organizations keep to standards

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Often, you hear healthcare organizations say that they are preparing for accreditation, usually by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH). Accreditation is essential today in the healthcare industry to ensure that organizations keep to standards and have adequate resources to deliver services and ensure that patients are satisfied with services. Healthcare managers prepare the organization for accreditation.

Respond to the following:

  • As a patient, healthcare professional, or healthcare manager, describe your views on how accreditation by the JCAH is affecting healthcare in the United States.

In responding to your classmates, share experiences on other areas that the JCAH should include in assessing healthcare organization