Last updated 4/2/08, 10:55 a.m. CT
The Updates
2007 Update 1 Table of Changes
2007 Update 2 Table of Changes
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The Accreditation Process
2008 Accreditation Decision Rules for All Programs (8/07)
2008 Thresholds for Conditional Accreditation/Certification and Preliminary Denial of Accreditation/Certification (12/07)
Clarification on Details of Elimination of Four-Month Track Record Requirements Decision (1/08)
Methodology for Conducting Unannounced Surveys Within an 18-39 Month Window (4/08)
Sentinel Events
National Patient Safety Goals
The 2008 National Patient Safety Goals (7/07)
Correction to the Applicability of National Patient Safety Goal Requirement 3E (11/07)
The Joint Commission Quality Report
Accreditation Participation Requirements (APRs)
Standards, Rationales, Elements of Performance, and Scoring
Section 1: Patient-Focused Functions
Practice Ethics, and Patient Rights and Responsibilities (RI)
Provision of Care, Treatment, and Services (PC)
Medication Management (MM)
Surveillance, Prevention, and Control of Infection (IC)
Section 2: Practice Functions
Improving Practice Performance (PI)
Practice Leadership (LD)
Revisions to Contracted Services Standard LD.3.50 (7/07)
Management of the Environment of Care (EC)
Revisions to Fire-Safety Equipment Maintenance Standard EC.5.40, EP 14 (1/08)
Management of Human Resources (HR)
Management of Information (IM)
Simplifying Compliance Activities
Appendix A: CAMAC Crosswalk to the CAMOBS
Appendix B: Required Written Policies and Documentation