What are the Standards of care by which Quality is judged?
There are several organizations that monitor the quality of care given by health care providers and set standards of acceptable care. Some of the major ones include: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of health care Organizations (JCHAO), Leapfrog, The American Health Quality Association, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, The National Center for health care Leadership, the National Coalition for Quality Health Care, The National Committee for Quality Assurance, the National Health Quality Forum, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Standards affect the accreditation status of hospitals and other health care facilities, and include many point-by-point processes of standard care with which all accredited hospitals must comply. Health care facilities are periodically surveyed by the standard-setting organization to determine their level of compliance with the organization’s standards of care. The facility’s accreditation status is then assessed and the report
