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JCAHO Palliative Care Proposal Field Reviews
February 29, 2008
The Joint Commission is seeking feedback on the proposed Palliative Care Certification Standards and Elements of Performance. The Commission is interested in perceptions of how the proposed standards will contribute to safety and quality of care. Comments and completion of the brief online survey need to be submitted by April 8, 2008. The Web site for the Palliative Care Certification Standards is: www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/fr_022508_palliative_care_certification.htm.
The Supportive Care Coalition encourages palliative care provider organizations and clinicians to participate. The Supportive Care Coalition also will provide feedback. The Joint Commission is proposing a Health Care Services Certification program for organized specialty clinical services that fall outside the eligibility criteria for The Joint Commission’s existing accreditation and certification program offerings. Examples of these types of organized specialty clinical services include palliative care, subacute care, brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Health care is provided in a variety of settings, among a wide range of providers, across a continuum. The certification consists of a shared core set of practices and unique service-specific practices and will evaluate how services integrate microsystems, patient-centered care, and palliative care concepts into their routine approach and delivery of services. For further information, contact The Joint Commission's Division of Standards and Survey Methods, Lauren Lentine, 630-792-5956 or llentine@jointcommission.org.
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