JCAHO is adding numbers to inspection criteria.

Abstract

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, has begun phasing in new accreditation requirements that, for the first time, look at quality of care. Health systems are expected to have little or no difficulty meeting early reporting requirements. Over the next few years, however, the reporting requirements are expected to become more rigorous. Experts in the field expect such public reporting of outcomes to be commonplace in the future.