{"id":1064,"date":"2021-10-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3517656_EN17656_0"},"modified":"2021-10-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:00:00","slug":"joint-commission-international-publishes-second-edition-of-international-accreditation-standards-for-home-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=1064","title":{"rendered":"Joint Commission International Publishes Second Edition of International Accreditation Standards for Home Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Standards and requirements in latest edition become effective 1 April 2022<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

OAK BROOK, Ill.<\/span>, Oct. 1, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Joint Commission International (JCI) today published Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Home Care, Second Edition<\/a><\/i>. The manual provides home care organizations outside of the United States<\/span> with the standards and requirements to achieve and maintain JCI accreditation, as well as to focus on continuous quality improvement and patient safety. The standards and requirements in the second edition will become effective on 1 April 2022<\/span>. <\/p>\n

JCI standards are the basis for the accreditation of health care organizations around the world, defining performance expectations, structures and functions that must be in place to achieve JCI accreditation. They address access to care and continuity of services, patient and family rights, assessment of needs, quality management and improvement, prevention and control of infections, organization leadership, safety of the care environment, staff qualifications and education, and more. <\/p>\n

“JCI home care standards are robust and relevant as each new edition provides updates based on the latest evidence and support,” says Joel Roos<\/span>, MD, MBA, MHCDS, CPE, vice president, International Accreditation, Quality Improvement and Safety, JCI. “As the demand for health care services in the home setting continues to increase around the world, it is important that home care organizations adopt JCI accreditation standards to help ensure that they have the organizational processes and functions in place to demonstrate a commitment to safe and quality care delivery \u2013 striving for zero harm to the patients they serve.” <\/p>\n

The standards in the second edition manual are divided into two main sections: patient-centered care and home care organization management \u2013 introducing new requirements and an enhanced focus in these areas:<\/p>\n