C. Patterson
tlooto Summary
The JCAHO launched its Agenda for Change to create a more modem and sophisticated accreditation process to place primary emphasis on actual performance in 1987, and a number of task forces were established, including two for infection control standards.
Abstract
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations was founded in 1951 as a private, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits hospitals and other healthcare organizations. In 1987, the JCAHO launched its Agenda for Change to create a more modem and sophisticated accreditation process to place primary emphasis on actual performance. Coincident with this new emphasis, a number of task forces were established, including two for infection control standards.
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PATTERSON, C. Joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1995, 16: 36–42.