by Debbie Wilkinson, ACC
Nominations Chair, NCCAP

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) held its Seventh Annual Invitation Forum for Liaison Network Organization on June 16 - 17 in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. There were almost 70 different accreditation organizations at the forum, including NCCAP. JCAHO will have new standards for the year 2000.

In long term care, there will be a Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Long Term Care (CAMLTC). The manual has added two new seta of standards, the first relating to oral health assessments and the other to pharmacy.

The Long Term Care (LTC) process will be focusing on two key areas: credentialing and standards-based issues related to the recent HCFA report to Congress. This includes pressure sores, falls, weight loss and dehydration. JCAHO is currently revising what is called “leadership standards.” This will affect manuals in Health Care Networks and hospitals and will be effective January 1, 2000. The purpose of the revision is to clarify the difference between clinical practice guidelines and utilization management or utilization reviews. Should you like more information, Joint Commission is on the Web at www.jcaho.org. NN

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