Last updated 11/17/09, 4:15 p.m. CT
Disease-Specific Care Certification Manual (DSC)
The Updates
2008 Update Table of Changes
Errata to the 2009 DSC Manual
Chart of the Errata to the 2009 DSC Manual (2/09)
2009 Update Table of Changes (10/09)
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The Joint Commission Certification Process
2008 Certification Decision Rules (9/07)
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)
Improvements to the Decision Process (8/08)
10-Day Clarification Time Frame (8/08)
2009 Certification Decision Rules (9/08)
Remaining Component to the 2009 Accreditation Decision Methodology, Including Thresholds (12/08)
Clarification for Pediatric Emergency Medications and Immediate Threat to Life (1/09)
Update on the 2009 Decision Process (2/09)
Updated Deposit and Fee Policies (2/09)
Additional Unannounced Survey Exceptions and Advance Notice Provision (3/09)
Approved: Revisions to the Public Information Policy (4/09)
Minimum Patient Volume Reminder (6/09)
Change to Disease-Specific Certification Eligibility (8/09)
2010 Updates to Accreditation and Certification Decision Rules (8/09)
Performance Improvement and Performance Measurement
Sentinel Events
Certification Participation Requirements (CPRs)
2010 Certification Participation Requirements (8/09)
Standards, Elements of Performance, and Scoring
Program Management (DSPR)
Delivering or Facilitating Clinical Care (DSDF)
Supporting Self-Management (DSSE)
Clinical Information Management (DSCT)
Performance Measurement (DSPM)
Advanced Programs Reviewed Under Joint Commission Disease-Specific Care Certification
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Inpatient Diabetes Care
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Primary Stroke Center
Revisions to Requirements for Primary Stroke Centers Regarding IV Thrombolytic Therapy (7/08)
Ventricular Assist Device Destination Therapy